Lykes Surname

318,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lykes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lykes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1621:311,92728,585
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:321,91525,142

The alternate forms: Lykeš (2) are calculated separately.

Lykes (21) may also be a first name.

Lykes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lykes is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Lykeš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lykes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 318,950th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,212,742 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Lykes reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lykes is also the 2,368,944th most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,162 people, or 1 in 311,927. In The United States Lykes is mostly concentrated in: Alabama, where 14 percent are found, South Carolina, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States Lykes occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Lykes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lykes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 745 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lykes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lykes surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lykes last name are 18.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.12% registered with the party.

Lykes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.34% less than the national average, earning $37,824 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lykeš932/
Luykes913/
Leykes912/
Lykets911/
Loykes911/
Lykeus910/
Laykes910/
Leyckes8314/
Lyckeus832/
Laykets831/
Likes80286/
Lekes80113/
Lyces802/
Lykis801/
Leukes731,458/
Lickes73195/
Likese73137/
Leakes73132/
Lekies73125/
Leekes7371/
Luikes7352/
Lekese7342/
Liskes7321/
Lekhes7313/
Leskes7312/
Leykis7312/
Likesh7312/
Leckes739/
Leyces738/
Lekeas737/
Lekesh737/
Leikes734/
Laykis734/
Lykkez734/
Lykish731/
Likess731/
Likeys731/
Liekes731/
Likeus731/
Letkes730/
Lickess67118/
Lekesse6765/
Leakeas6737/
Luytkis6717/
Laykish6717/
Luikies6717/
Loikets6713/
Lea'kes674/
Lekesch672/
Likhesh672/
Likhets671/
Leckese671/
Leickes671/
Louykis671/
Lekkeys671/
Lekeshe671/
Leakesh671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lykes
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