Lyimi Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lyimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Lyimi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lyimi occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyimi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Lyimi reside; 95 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 95 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Enga, where 100 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Lyimi exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyima8010/
Liemi803/
Lyime802/
Liimi801/
Lihimi73130/
Lyimma73116/
Lehimi7374/
Liyomi7327/
Liemit7318/
Lijimi7316/
Liemai7313/
Liemei732/
Lliemi731/
Lihemi731/
Ljaimi731/
Liemis731/
Lijemi731/
Liimai731/
Liemich6783/
Lihemei6721/
Leeyomi671/
Lihismi671/
Lliemit671/
Laiyemi671/
Hliemai671/
Liemish670/

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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
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  • 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 Lyimi
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