Lyew Surname

435,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Lyew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica3421:8,392960
United States2961:1,224,52386,796
Canada941:391,97434,739
Panama311:126,2024,409
England111:5,065,278148,650
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lyew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lyew is more commonly found in Jamaica than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyew? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 435,329th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,236,433 people. Lyew occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Lyew live; 50 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in Jamaica, where it is held by 342 people, or 1 in 8,392. In Jamaica Lyew is most numerous in: Surrey County, where 57 percent are found, Middlesex County, where 40 percent are found and Cornwall County, where 3 percent are found. Barring Jamaica this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Lyew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lyew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lyew surname rose 3,289 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lyew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lyew last name are 19.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.12% registered with the party.

The amount Lyew earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.5% more than the national average, earning $52,857 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.86% more than the national average, earning $64,020 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loyjew8012/
Luyjew807/
Liew7586,620/
Lyev7546/
Lgew751/
Lyiw751/
Lyyw751/
Ljew751/
Lyef751/
Loyjiew732/
Luyjiew731/
Lehew671,550/
Lioew6732/
Lievw676/
Hlyev671/
Liiew671/
Lieww671/
Ljeew671/
L'Jew671/
Hlyeb671/
Llyev671/

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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 Lyew
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