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Around the world, Laya (Laya , لايا , ลายา ) is a common primarily feminine, but very seldom masculine forename. The given name Laya is characteristic of Lebanon, where it is quite a rare feminine name, Syria, and India, where it is quite a rare predominantly feminine, but very infrequently masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Nigeria, and Iraq. Likewise, Laya is the last name as well as the forename.
Laya is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .