Lyimu Surname
Approximately 369 people bear this surname
Lyimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 367 | 1:144,255 | 13,193 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lyimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lyimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lyimu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lyimu.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyimu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 770,644th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,749,447 people. The surname Lyimu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lyimu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Lyimu is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 367 people, or 1 in 144,255. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 70 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 14 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Lyimu
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