Lykes Surname
Approximately 1,173 people bear this surname
Lykes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,162 | 1:311,927 | 28,585 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 156 | 1:321,915 | 25,142 |
The alternate forms: Lykeš (2) are calculated separately.
Lykes (21) may also be a first name.
Lykes Demographics
Average Male Lykes Height
175.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lykes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lykes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lykes is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Lykeš. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lykes? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lykes is the 318,950th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,212,742 people. Lykes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Lykes are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lykes is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 21 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,162 people, or 1 in 311,927. In The United States it is primarily found in: Alabama, where 14 percent are found, South Carolina, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists 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 occurrence of Lykes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lykes last name rose 745 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lykes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Lykes last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States Lykes are 18.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lykeš | 93 | 2 | / |
| Luykes | 91 | 3 | / |
| Leykes | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lykets | 91 | 1 | / |
| Loykes | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lykeus | 91 | 0 | / |
| Laykes | 91 | 0 | / |
| Leyckes | 83 | 14 | / |
| Lyckeus | 83 | 2 | / |
| Laykets | 83 | 1 | / |
| Likes | 80 | 286 | / |
| Lekes | 80 | 113 | / |
| Lyces | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lykis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leukes | 73 | 1,458 | / |
| Lickes | 73 | 195 | / |
| Likese | 73 | 137 | / |
| Leakes | 73 | 132 | / |
| Lekies | 73 | 125 | / |
| Leekes | 73 | 71 | / |
| Luikes | 73 | 52 | / |
| Lekese | 73 | 42 | / |
| Liskes | 73 | 21 | / |
| Lekhes | 73 | 13 | / |
| Leskes | 73 | 12 | / |
| Leykis | 73 | 12 | / |
| Likesh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Leckes | 73 | 9 | / |
| Leyces | 73 | 8 | / |
| Lekeas | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lekesh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Leikes | 73 | 4 | / |
| Laykis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lykkez | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lykish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Likess | 73 | 1 | / |
| Likeys | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liekes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Likeus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Letkes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lickess | 67 | 118 | / |
| Lekesse | 67 | 65 | / |
| Leakeas | 67 | 37 | / |
| Luytkis | 67 | 17 | / |
| Laykish | 67 | 17 | / |
| Luikies | 67 | 17 | / |
| Loikets | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lea'kes | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lekesch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Likhesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Likhets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leckese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leickes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louykis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekkeys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekeshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leakesh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lykes
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