Globally, Layo (Layo 
) is quite a rare epicene first name. The first name Layo is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is a rare predominantly girly, but scarcely masculine name, Ethiopia, where it is a rare largely male, but seldom female name, and Senegal, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and India. Likewise, Layo is the last name as well as the forename.