Lyly Surname

339,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Finland

Lyly Surname User-submission:

In the Finnish language, lyly refers to the ski of the left foot.

Lyly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Finland3731:14,7362,173
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lyly (49,083) may also be a first name.

Lyly Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In the Finnish language, lyly refers to the ski of the left foot.

- jasminlyly

Lyly Last Name Facts

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

Lyly is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyly? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lyly is the 339,249th most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,722,828 people. The surname Lyly is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Lyly are found; 39 percent are found in North Africa and 39 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 18,792nd most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 49,083 people.

Lyly is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 427 people, or 1 in 215,306. Besides Egypt Lyly occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 34 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Layly89120/
Lyley8916/
Leyly899/
Lylya895/
Lytly892/
Lylyo891/
Lylay891/
Laylay802,436/
Loyloy801,387/
Layley80142/
Leyliy80129/
Leyley8092/
Loyley8043/
Lylysh8025/
Layliy8023/
Leylya8013/
Lyolyo8013/
Lylych807/
Luyloy801/
Lyoley801/
Lyle7524,694/
Lyla751,015/
Lyli7512/
Leysley7327/
Lyaylya735/
Lylyuha733/
Luysley731/
Layla6710,628/
Leyla679,764/
Layli671,050/
Leyli67169/
Layle67133/
Loyle67123/
Loyla6732/
Lyoli6730/
Lylia6712/
Lylie6711/
Lylui6711/
Leyle679/
Lyole677/
Lylee676/
Lhyle676/
Laylahay674/
Llyle672/
Loyli672/
Laylé671/
Lieyliey671/
Hlyle670/
Luyle670/

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