Lyes Surname

372,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Lyes Surname Definition:

Pl., and genit., of Lye, q.v.

Cp. Lys.

Lyes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3481:160,10915,012
Algeria2931:131,84817,940
New Zealand1321:34,3055,926
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Belgium221:522,57550,051
France151:4,428,181244,602
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Wales141:221,03813,576
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1921:126,95511,883
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Lyès (1) & Lyés (1) are calculated separately.

Lyes (24,984) may also be a first name.

Lyes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pl., and genit., of Lye, q.v.

Cp. Lys.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lyes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lyes is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Lyès or Lyés. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 372,504th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,567,545 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Lyes live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles. Lyes is also the 32,021st most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 24,984 people.

The surname Lyes is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 348 people, or 1 in 160,109. In England Lyes is primarily concentrated in: Gloucestershire, where 22 percent are found, Suffolk, where 14 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Barring England Lyes is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 30 percent are found and New Zealand, where 14 percent are found.

Lyes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lyes has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Lyes last name rose 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 447 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lyes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lyes last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Lyes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.93% less than the national average, earning $38,003 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyès921/
Lyés921/
Leyes8913,198/
Layes892,241/
Loyes8932/
Liyes8910/
Luyes893/
Lyoes893/
Lyies892/
L'Yes892/
Lyesx891/
Llyes891/
Lyesh891/
Lhyes891/
Layese80778/
Loyese8099/
Llayes8045/
Liayes809/
Luyees803/
Lhayes803/
Liyesh802/
Liyese802/
Layesh801/
Lloyes801/
Layees801/
Layess801/
Leeyes801/
Leyese801/
Lhoyes801/
Layhes800/
Lyaies800/
Louyes800/
Lees7538,110/
Leis7514,460/
Leys759,129/
Leus756,872/
Lies753,481/
Leas752,354/
Loes751,769/
Lues751,037/
Lays75992/
Laes75893/
Luys75454/
Loys75388/
Lejs7531/
Lyjs756/
Liys754/
Lyis752/
Leís751/
Ljys751/
Lyys751/
Lyez751/
Louyest7346/
L'Hoyes7334/
Lahayes733/
L'Hayes732/
Layhess731/
Layessh730/
Layas678,016/
Lowes677,849/
Lawes676,296/
Leist676,260/
Liese674,974/
Layos674,773/
Leiss672,225/
Luyas671,851/
Leise671,442/
Liess671,226/
Loyez671,040/
Louys67973/
Layus67956/
Liyas67707/
Leush67592/
Lejas67577/
Lejos67569/
Leijs67560/
Luyis67474/
Luies67448/
Luyts67405/
Leyds67339/
Leisz67339/
Loyst67337/
Loyce67324/
Loess67274/
Lajes67261/
Layez67218/
Lyuis67209/
Leaes67209/
Liets67195/
Loeys67186/
Loyas67158/
Lease67143/
Leyse67143/
Lehis67140/
Laysh67112/
Hlees67111/
Layst67107/
Liehs67103/
Liest67102/
Lehes67101/
Leusz6796/
Leies6795/
Lyays6793/
Loyos6792/
Leius6788/
Leihs6785/
Leish6781/
Least6775/
Leuse6773/
Leyts6765/
Leyos6765/
Laies6757/
Layse6752/
Liesz6748/
Leuis6744/
Loues6742/
Leess6741/
Lhies6737/
Loyis6735/
Lejes6735/
Leids6734/
Leass6732/
Loysh6732/
Luehs6731/
Lejis6731/
Leyss6729/
Hleis6725/
Leyez6723/
Looys6723/
Läets6723/
Layis6722/
Llaes6722/
Lloys6721/
Loies6720/
Lieds6720/
Lyaus6719/
Leysh6718/
Leits6718/
Lahys6717/
Leyst6716/
Loesh6715/
Leyas6715/
Liyds6715/
Lujes6715/
Liyos6714/
Laues6714/
Lehas6714/
Leães6713/
Loehs6713/
Loyse6712/
Loyds6711/
Leesh6711/
Leais6710/
Luyce6710/
Lleys6710/
Laesh679/
Leias678/
Leyhs678/
Leads676/
Lioes676/
Layce675/
Lhays675/
Leuas675/
Leios675/
Leois675/
Lheis675/
Layús675/
Loyts675/
Luyos675/
Liyts674/
Lojes674/
Lyits674/
Leuss673/
Leeis673/
Luyse673/
Hlies673/
Leees673/
Luess672/
Leats672/
Leyus672/
Liies672/
Leues672/
Leust672/
Layds672/
Liesh672/
L'Hoyest672/
Lgies672/
Leyis672/
Leiis672/
Leash671/
Luezs671/
Lohys671/
Loysz671/
Liues671/
Lleus671/
Llies671/
Lhjes671/
Leasp671/
Leuts671/
Llyis671/
Lyais671/
Luyex671/
Loyex671/
Layex671/
Lee's671/
Lauys671/
Liesė671/
Liaes671/
Leões671/
Hlays671/
Lluys671/
Lleis671/
Liysh671/
Lyuys671/
Luysh671/
Leyex671/
Lijes671/
Layhs671/
Leuys671/
Leeas670/
Leeys670/
Leahs670/
Liays670/
Leehs670/
Laaes670/

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