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 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
| 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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