Lanyom Surname
Approximately 448 people bear this surname
Lanyom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 447 | 1:87,336 | 9,145 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Lányom (1) are calculated separately.
Lanyom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lanyom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lanyom occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Lányom. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanyom? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lanyom is the 668,257th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 16,266,844 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lanyom reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 447 people, or 1 in 87,336. In Uganda Lanyom is most frequent in: Kitgum District, where 25 percent are found, Gulu District, where 25 percent are found and Pader District, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lányom | 94 | 1 | / |
| Lanjom | 83 | 17 | / |
| Lanyam | 83 | 16 | / |
| Lainym | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lanhom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lonyome | 77 | 89 | / |
| Lhanjom | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lanajom | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lanyame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Launyam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Langeom | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lanem | 73 | 724 | / |
| Lanim | 73 | 195 | / |
| Lanhm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lanehome | 71 | 14 | / |
| Lanham | 67 | 14,872 | / |
| Langim | 67 | 67 | / |
| Lainem | 67 | 38 | / |
| Lanaim | 67 | 36 | / |
| Laanem | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lannem | 67 | 26 | / |
| Lamnem | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lahnim | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lagnam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lanjam | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lanime | 67 | 6 | / |
| Laniam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lonjom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Langem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lanhem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laneum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lagnem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lanuim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlanem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laneme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laniem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lannim | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lanyom
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