Lyelu Surname
Approximately 776 people bear this surname
Lyelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 773 | 1:68,489 | 7,219 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Lyelu (29) may also be a first name.
Lyelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lyelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lyelu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyelu? popularity and diffusion
Lyelu is the 440,964th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,391,167 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lyelu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most common first name world-wide, held by 29 people.
The surname Lyelu is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 773 people, or 1 in 68,489. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 43 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 33 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Lyelu is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 0 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyellu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Leyelu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Layelu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Leilu | 80 | 43 | / |
| Leelu | 80 | 41 | / |
| Leulu | 80 | 20 | / |
| Lealu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Leylu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Laelu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Loelu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Liylu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Luelu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laylu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ljelu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Layalu | 73 | 90 | / |
| Leuleu | 73 | 65 | / |
| Leiliu | 73 | 17 | / |
| Leylou | 73 | 15 | / |
| Layilu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Leuelu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Lealou | 73 | 12 | / |
| Leeleu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lihelu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Leeliu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Layulu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Laylux | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leelau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Laylou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leilou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laelou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lyuylu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leelou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lieleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liyolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leelui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liyalu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lăeșelu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Leilous | 67 | 24 | / |
| Luellau | 67 | 18 | / |
| Leilouh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Leuleux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layuluy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luelleu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lyelu
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