Meaning of the nameLayon
- Male
- La-yon
Layon is a spelling of the name Laion.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,633 people named Layon, the 5,905th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 17, and the largest group was born in the 2010s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Layon is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,633
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,905
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 898
- people
Layon in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Layon, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (423 people).
0 women 1,624 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Layon is most common
States with the highest share of people named Layon in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 277 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 183 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 138 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 111 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 87 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 85 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 77 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 67 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 65 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 52 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 52 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 50 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 46 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 39 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 33 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Layon
Spelling with Y in place of the I, the most frequent in the group; its records are concentrated in the 2000s and 2010s.
About the name Laion
The origin of the spelling Laion is uncertain, and no documented meaning exists for it. Layon, with a Y, appears in Wiktionary only as an English surname, with no etymology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,621 people named Laion, with a median age of 22; proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia. Laion and Layon appear here together as spellings of the same name, and both are almost always male.
Other spellings of Laion
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Layon | 1,633 |
| Laion | 1,621 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Layon · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Layon
What does the name Layon mean?
The meaning of Layon is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Layon in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,633 people with the first name Layon, which ranks it number 5,905 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Layon a boy's or a girl's name?
Layon is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,624 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Layon most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Layon (183 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Layon?
Laion. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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