Lyema Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Lyema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 78 | 1:678,739 | 39,598 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Lyema (208) may also be a first name.
Lyema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lyema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lyema occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyema? popularity and diffusion
Lyema is the 2,121,169th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Lyema is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lyema are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Lyema is also the 627,410th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 208 people.
Lyema is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 678,739. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 82 percent reside, Rukwa Region, where 5 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Lyema
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