Llyn Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Llyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Llyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales41:773,63329,106
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales21:784,20816,349

The alternate forms: Llŷn (1) are calculated separately.

Llyn (213) may also be a first name.

Llyn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Llyn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Llyn occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Llŷn. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Llyn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Llyn live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. Llyn is also the 619,385th most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 213 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 25 percent live, Florida, where 25 percent live and Illinois, where 25 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 36 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Llyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Llyn has changed through the years. In Wales the number of people who held the Llyn last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Llŷn921/
Llynn8914/
Llyon898/
Llyna891/
Lyn868,361/
Lln8612/
L'Lyon801/
L'Lynn801/
Lynn75115,976/
Lyon7564,333/
Lyna75464/
Llin75408/
Llen7556/
Hlyn7515/
Llhn752/
Lhln751/
Lynq751/
Llnk751/
Lynñ751/
Llín751/
Lhyn751/
Lyhn750/
Lluen672,409/
Ln67328/
Lyngø6783/
Llina6759/
Lyonn6723/
Lynck6723/
Lyngh6722/
Lyngå6721/
Lynth6718/
Lling678/
L'Lin677/
Llion677/
Lyngg674/
Lleng674/
Lynnh673/
Lloen672/
Llink672/
Lluin671/
Lyncg671/
Lyaen671/
Llind671/
Lhynn671/
Hlynn671/
Llend671/
Lhlym671/
Llnnn671/
D'Lyn671/
Lyoën671/

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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
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  • 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 Llyn
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