Lyem Surname

308,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uzbekistan
Highest density in:
Uzbekistan

Lyem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uzbekistan1,2081:25,6043,719
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lyem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lyem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻢ, Tibetan: ལེམ་) is found in Uzbekistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lyem.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 308,515th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,958,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Lyem live; 99 percent live in Central Asia and 99 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The last name is most frequently used in Uzbekistan, where it is carried by 1,208 people, or 1 in 25,604. Other than Uzbekistan it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loyem89253/
Layem8993/
Leyem897/
Liyem892/
Lyemm890/
Liyeme8028/
Laiyem808/
Leyeme805/
Hlayem804/
Layeem802/
Loyeme801/
Laayem801/
Liem7515,759/
Leim75785/
Leem75558/
Loem75409/
Leam75362/
Laem75189/
Leum75152/
Luem75102/
Lyim7544/
Leym7526/
Luym7524/
Loym754/
Laym751/
Lgem751/
Lejm751/
Lahayem732/
Lyemova731/
Layme6712,532/
Layam671,413/
Leham67987/
Leime67307/
Liyam67261/
Leyme67147/
Layim67122/
Layom67113/
Leaym6798/
Lihem6798/
Loyom6797/
Lehem6751/
Lioem6750/
Liehm6748/
Lieme6746/
Lyiam6740/
Loyam6736/
Lehim6736/
Loyim6733/
Leeam6731/
Luyom6730/
Layum6728/
Lajem6726/
Leame6718/
Lojem6718/
Loemm6715/
Liemt6714/
Lejem6712/
Lejam6711/
Leyom6711/
Laiem6710/
Lieem678/
Luyam677/
Loyme677/
Lowem676/
Leuam676/
Leume675/
Lejom675/
Lheim674/
Leyam674/
Leiim674/
Lieam673/
Lejim673/
Lheem673/
Lawem673/
Leeim672/
Lyime672/
Liyme672/
Liemm672/
Lyjam672/
Șleam672/
Lluem672/
Leyim672/
Louem672/
Lieim672/
Lyaum671/
Loehm671/
Liyom671/
Leuhm671/
Lahym671/
Leahm671/
Lyaim671/
Lohym671/
Lujem671/
Hleym671/
Leiam671/
Layúm671/
L'Yim671/
Lijem671/
Leyum671/
Lyiom671/
Luhym671/
Liejm671/
Leaim671/
Hliem671/

Lyem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lyem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻴﻢlym-
Lyem in the Tibetan language
ལེམ་lem-

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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 Lyem
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