Lyin Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Lyin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
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
The last name Lyin occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyin? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is primarily 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 frequent given name in the world It is held by 69 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea Lyin is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 95 percent are found and East Sepik, where 5 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 4 percent are found and Malaysia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llyin | 89 | 4 | / |
| Lyion | 89 | 3 | / |
| Lyoin | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lyina | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lyien | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lyinn | 89 | 0 | / |
| Lyink | 89 | 0 | / |
| Leeyin | 80 | 3 | / |
| Loyien | 80 | 1 | / |
| Looyin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leyien | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lehyin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lien | 75 | 32,885 | / |
| Liin | 75 | 684 | / |
| Lyen | 75 | 300 | / |
| Liyn | 75 | 12 | / |
| Liên | 75 | 5 | / |
| Liän | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leeying | 73 | 15 | / |
| Luoying | 73 | 5 | / |
| Leyuine | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lyechin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lieng | 67 | 2,286 | / |
| Lihin | 67 | 446 | / |
| Liene | 67 | 342 | / |
| Lijin | 67 | 216 | / |
| Liing | 67 | 196 | / |
| Liyon | 67 | 196 | / |
| Lyhyn | 67 | 182 | / |
| Lioen | 67 | 126 | / |
| Liina | 67 | 90 | / |
| Lijen | 67 | 64 | / |
| Lihen | 67 | 53 | / |
| Liend | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lehin | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ålien | 67 | 22 | / |
| Liøen | 67 | 21 | / |
| Leain | 67 | 19 | / |
| Leein | 67 | 8 | / |
| Liind | 67 | 8 | / |
| Liion | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liyna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liine | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lient | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lijyn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lieen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leayn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyyna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ljing | 67 | 2 | / |
| L'Yen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Li'en | 67 | 1 | / |
| Looyisin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liynt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ljain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leoin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lgein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liyng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ljina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyitingh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyyon | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Yim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lienh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liynd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lyhen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ljine | 67 | 0 | / |
| Liynn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lienn | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lyin
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