Lyao Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lyao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania981:540,22134,788
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lyao (17) may also be a first name.

Lyao Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lyao Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lyao (Oriya: ଲଯ୍ାଓ, Russian: Ляо) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,551,568th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. Lyao is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Lyao are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Lyao is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 540,221. In Tanzania Lyao is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 96 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyaho893/
Lao86485,953/
Lyahou80227/
Lyahoo802/
Liao755,530,093/
Leao7578,191/
Laos755,837/
Laho753,508/
Laot752,028/
Laoh751,902/
Hlao751,325/
Laou75955/
Llao75726/
Laoa75186/
Laao75133/
Lauo75115/
Laoi75103/
Laoz7580/
La'o7564/
Laop7557/
Laoo7547/
Lyoo7531/
Laoy7521/
Laod7519/
Lhao756/
Laoj753/
Lyoa751/
Laoš751/
Laiya6716,258/
Laoud67907/
Leiya67878/
Lahou67708/
Layya67676/
Laout67503/
Leyja67473/
Laouz67389/
Leiyo67338/
Laosh67226/
Lagio67195/
Laiyo67177/
Lahuo67175/
Loiya67144/
Leaoa67115/
Leyya6777/
Layja6774/
Liaou6767/
Lahoš6758/
Laijo6757/
Laoit6747/
Liaos6746/
Lajjo6737/
L'Aot6735/
Lauos6735/
Layia6734/
Llaho6734/
Loyya6730/
Lahao6730/
Hlaho6727/
Leaou6726/
Lyoha6724/
Laois6716/
Leyia6715/
Lahoi6715/
Loiyo6711/
Leaos6711/
Lauho6710/
Hlaoi6710/
Leuya679/
Laoup679/
Lajio678/
Layjo678/
Laous677/
Leaoz677/
Hlaoh676/
Lajya676/
Lauod676/
Lahop676/
Leaoh675/
Lliao675/
Laoph675/
Lauoo675/
Lhaou675/
Leyio674/
Loyia674/
Laaya673/
Laood673/
Layio673/
Layyo673/
Leaðo672/
Laodh672/
Laohy672/
Lyoho672/
Laohu672/
Lajho672/
Laouh672/
Laoux672/
Lahoh672/
Llaos671/
Lauoa671/
Laoys671/
Gliao671/
Hlaou671/
Laïos671/
Laoos671/
Laost671/
Laoût671/
L'Lao671/
La'ou671/
Laayo671/
Liaoi671/
Liaoy671/
Liaoz671/
Liaoĭ671/
D'Lao671/
Laoch671/
Laohz671/
Lleao671/
Liaoa671/
La'oo671/
Laohe671/
Laooh671/
Laoop671/
Leaoy670/

Lyao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lyao in the Oriya language
ଲଯ୍ାଓlaya'o-
Lyao in the Russian language
Ляоlao-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lyao
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis