Lyin Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

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

Lyin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Lyin (69) may also be a first name.

Lyin Last Name Facts

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

Lyin is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Lyin is mostly found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Lyin live; 84 percent live in Oceania Islands and 84 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Lyin is also the 1,171,416th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 69 people.

The surname Lyin is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea Lyin is most prevalent in: Enga, where 95 percent live and East Sepik, where 5 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Llyin894/
Lyion893/
Lyoin892/
Lyina891/
Lyien891/
Lyinn890/
Lyink890/
Leeyin803/
Loyien801/
Looyin801/
Leyien801/
Lehyin801/
Lien7532,885/
Liin75684/
Lyen75300/
Liyn7512/
Liên755/
Liän751/
Lyyn751/
Leeying7315/
Luoying735/
Leyuine731/
Lyechin731/
Lieng672,286/
Lihin67446/
Liene67342/
Lijin67216/
Liing67196/
Liyon67196/
Lyhyn67182/
Lioen67126/
Liina6790/
Lijen6764/
Lihen6753/
Liend6735/
Lehin6727/
Ålien6722/
Liøen6721/
Leain6719/
Leein678/
Liind678/
Liion673/
Liyna673/
Liine673/
Lient673/
Lijyn673/
Lieen672/
Leayn672/
Lyyna672/
Ljing672/
L'Yen672/
Li'en671/
Looyisin671/
Liynt671/
Ljain671/
Leoin671/
Lgein671/
Liyng671/
Ljina671/
Lyitingh671/
Lyyon671/
L'Yim671/
Liein671/
Lyenn671/
Lienh671/
Liynd670/
Lyhen670/
Ljine670/
Liynn670/
Lienn670/

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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
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  • 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 Lyin
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