Lyeke Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Lyeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Lyeke (140) may also be a first name.
Lyeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lyeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lyeke occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyeke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lyeke is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Lyeke occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Lyeke are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 67 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 781,395th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 140 people.
The surname Lyeke is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Enga, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Lyeke
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