Lyells Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lyells Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:5,846,112285,490
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lyells Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lyells occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lyells click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyells? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lyells are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States Lyells is primarily concentrated in: Utah, where 45 percent live, Colorado, where 29 percent live and California, where 10 percent live.

Lyells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lyells has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lyells surname grew 689 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lyells Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lyells surname are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.22% registered to vote for the party.

Lyells earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $44,773 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyels910/
Leells831/
Lyeles830/
Lowells7726/
Luelles776/
Laelles771/
Liels738/
Luels736/
Leals736/
Leels731/
Leyls731/
Lluelles71171/
Leelless711/
Hlowells711/
Loisells710/
Leales6790/
Loyles6722/
Lowels673/
Leiles672/
Layals671/
Leyles671/
Loiselles671/
Leuels671/
Leeles671/
Lieles671/
Lawelless670/
Liyles670/
Layles670/
Laills670/

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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 Lyells
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