Lydia Surname

57,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lydia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lydia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Nigeria1,3431:131,9018,559
Indonesia9741:135,77913,528
Chad8671:15,6771,955
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Kenya6121:75,4577,047
United States5981:606,11949,257
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
Cameroon2271:91,49410,968
India1821:4,214,645112,328
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Botswana1321:16,5683,236
Papua New Guinea1271:64,2028,352
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
France1011:657,65184,833
Uganda741:527,55829,544
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Solomon Islands521:11,1541,975
China511:26,810,2271,454
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
England431:1,295,76958,667
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Australia291:930,88655,860
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Liberia261:169,55911,793
Madagascar251:945,9932,355
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Gabon41:472,2983,618
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Lýdia (16) are calculated separately.

Lydia (1,272,677) may also be a first name.

Lydia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lydia (Arabic: يدية, Bengali: লিদিয়া, Hindi: लिडिया, Marathi: लॅडी, Oriya: ଲିଡିଆ) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Lýdia. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lydia? popularity and diffusion

Lydia is the 57,946th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 834,579 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Lydia are found; 36 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 633rd most commonly held forename on earth, held by 1,272,677 people.

Lydia is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Other than Ethiopia this last name is found in 88 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Lydia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lydia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lydia last name expanded 1,869 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 717 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lydia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Lydia last name are 13.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.28% registered to vote for the political party.

Lydia earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.02% less than the national average, earning $34,081 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lýdia9316/
Laydia91656/
Lydiah91307/
Leydia9135/
Lydhia912/
Lydiay911/
Lydgia911/
Lyddia910/
Lydiatt83263/
Lloydia831/
Lyddiat831/
Lyddiah831/
Lydhiah831/
Lydiads830/
Lidia806,208/
Ledia80425/
Lídia8095/
Lydio8028/
Lydja807/
Lydya807/
Lyddiatt77156/
Laidia73190/
Lidija73167/
Lidiah7341/
Lediha7325/
Leidia7324/
Laydea7317/
Lediap736/
Liddia735/
Litdia735/
Lesdia734/
Lidias733/
Leddia732/
Liedia732/
Lidhia732/
Lidjia732/
Ledias732/
Lisdia732/
Lledia731/
Luydja731/
Lidiaz731/
Leedia731/
Leadia731/
Lediah731/
Loidia731/
Hledia731/
Laydja731/
Lidiad731/
Lidiay731/
Lijdia731/
Lydiot730/
Lledias67292/
Laidias671/
Ledieau671/
Llediaz671/
Leediaz671/
Liddiad671/

Lydia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lydia in the Hindi language
लिडियाlidiya-
Lydia in the Oriya language
ଲିଡିଆlidi'a-
Lydia in the Marathi language
लॅडीledi-
Lydia in the Bengali language
লিদিয়াlidiya33.33
লিডিয়াlidiya33.33
লেডিয়াlediya33.33
Lydia in the Arabic language
يديةydyt-
يدياydya-
لدياldya-
ليدياlydya-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lydia
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