Lyelu Surname

440,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lyelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7731:68,4897,219
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Iceland11:380,09011,096

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 most common in Tanzania. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyelu? popularity and diffusion

Lyelu is the 440,964th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 9,391,167 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lyelu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 29 people.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 773 people, or 1 in 68,489. In Tanzania Lyelu is most common in: Iringa Region, where 43 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 33 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 0 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyellu914/
Leyelu911/
Layelu911/
Leilu8043/
Leelu8041/
Leulu8020/
Lealu808/
Leylu807/
Laelu807/
Loelu802/
Liylu802/
Luelu801/
Laylu801/
Ljelu801/
Layalu7390/
Leuleu7365/
Leiliu7317/
Leylou7315/
Layilu7313/
Leuelu7312/
Lealou7312/
Leeleu734/
Lihelu734/
Leeliu734/
Layulu732/
Laylux732/
Leelau732/
Laylou731/
Leilou731/
Laelou731/
Lyuylu731/
Leelou731/
Lieleu731/
Liyolu731/
Leelui731/
Liyalu731/
Lăeșelu6732/
Leilous6724/
Luellau6718/
Leilouh6717/
Leuleux671/
Layuluy671/
Luelleu671/

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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 Lyelu
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