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Where Does The Last Name Lyken Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lyken is most common in Guyana. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyken? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 791,719^th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Lyken live; 52 percent live in South America and 52 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America. Lyken is also the 2,368,944^th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 21 people.

It is most common in Guyana, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 4,143. In Guyana Lyken is most common in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 56 percent are found, Upper Demerara-Berbice, where 16 percent are found and East Berbice-Corentyne, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Guyana this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Lyken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Lyken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lyken last name grew 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lyken Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Lyken surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.75% registered with the political party.

The amount Lyken earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning 349,461 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.95% less than the national average, earning $35,834 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.79% less than the national average, earning $33,888 CAD per year.