Last name Lait (Laid 
, Lait , Laido 
) , all over the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Lait is characteristic of Algeria, where it is quite a common surname, Estonia, and Philippines, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Algeria, Philippines, and Egypt. Also, Lait is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Laid, Lait | Morocco, France, Philippines, Algeria, Myanmar |
| Laido | Philippines, Estonia, United Kingdom, Algeria, India |
| لايت | Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
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jack lait American journalist (1883-1954), US (b. 1883) |
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| josh lait British judge (1930-2018), GB (b. 1930) |
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| jacqui lait Conservative Party MP for Hastings and Rye 1992–1997, for Beckenham since 1997, GB (b. 1947) |
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chris lait (b. 1993) |
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| linda a lait researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-0194-0374) |
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| philippa j p lait researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-9454-8824) |
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