Lyland Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Lyland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Lyland (22) may also be a first name.

Lyland Last Name Facts

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

Lyland is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyland? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Lyland is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Lyland live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name internationally, held by 22 people.

Lyland is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Lyland exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Malawi, where 25 percent are found.

Lyland Last Name Statistics demography

Lyland earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $57,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leyland926,165/
Layland921,635/
Løyland9272/
Loyland9262/
Lysland9239/
Lyleand920/
Leytland8621/
Llayland863/
Hloyland861/
Leylands860/
Leland837,331/
Liland831,220/
Leeland77346/
Litland77247/
Lealand77188/
Loiland77133/
Lieland7757/
Lisland7739/
Lehland7731/
Lejland7720/
Lelaind7716/
Leleand778/
Leiland778/
Letland775/
Lelands771/
Lleland771/
Lailand771/
Leuland771/
Laylond770/
Lelyand770/
Leesland7129/
Leilands7121/
Luitland7116/
Leitland712/
Lettland711/
Laitland710/
Lealland710/
Leslland710/
Lelant67127/
Hølleland67116/
Lelond67105/
Leitlands6743/
Lilant672/
Glileland671/

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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 Lyland
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