Lying Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Thailand

Lying Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lying Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lying (19) may also be a first name.

Lying Last Name Facts

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

Lying is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lying? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Lying live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lying is also the 2,523,061st most widespread given name globally, borne by 19 people.

The last name Lying is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 33 percent are found, New York, where 33 percent are found and Virginia, where 33 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent are found and Thailand, where 20 percent are found.

Lying Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lying has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lying Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lying surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leeying8315/
Luoying835/
Lyhieng831/
Lieng802,286/
Liing80196/
Lyeng8026/
Ljing802/
Liyng801/
Lyink800/
Lyitingh771/
Liyong73627/
Lijing73182/
Lioeng73177/
Lehing7386/
Liheng7342/
Lijeng7333/
Lihing7320/
Leeing7312/
Leaing738/
Leoing732/
Liings731/
Lyinks731/
Hlieng731/
Liisng731/
Liesing67295/
Leahing6781/
Leeyong6716/
Ligging6715/
Liengue678/
Loijing674/
Laijing674/
Lieting672/
Luijing672/
Leiieng671/
Liyteng671/
Liingsh671/
Lehhing670/

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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 Lying
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