Lyma Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Panama

Lyma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1001:2,140,74367,134
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Panama41:978,06412,245
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Lýma (1) are calculated separately.

Lyma (567) may also be a first name.

Lyma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lyma (Arabic: عليما) occurs most in Brazil. It may be found in the variant forms: Lýma. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,380,086th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Lyma live; 63 percent live in South America and 63 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 352,372nd most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 567 people.

This surname is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 2,140,743. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 21 percent live, Bahia, where 12 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent live. Excluding Brazil it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Lyma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lyma has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 122 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lyma Last Name Statistics demography

Lyma earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $42,797 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lýma921/
Layma89704/
Leyma89426/
Loyma89137/
Lymaz89104/
Lymai8914/
Lyoma893/
Luyma891/
Lymha891/
Lymah891/
Lymay890/
Loymai80115/
Lymath8093/
Leymat8040/
Leysma8017/
Leymas8010/
D'Lyma808/
Laymah803/
Luymaa803/
Laymas802/
Laymay802/
Lyomga801/
Lymach801/
Lymash801/
Laymaz800/
Lima751,948,991/
Lema75218,879/
Lymo751,680/
Lyme75303/
Líma7521/
Lymi7512/
Lymy7511/
Léma751/
Loysmaa733/
Hlymach731/
Laymead730/
Lemma67163,236/
Lemay6732,024/
Limas6720,071/
Layme6712,532/
Leima678,653/
Limay672,635/
Laima672,433/
Lisma671,799/
Limma671,730/
Leema671,550/
Liema671,452/
Limat671,177/
Lemas67938/
Limau67838/
Lemah67818/
Lesma67779/
Limaj67679/
Limad67660/
Leama67640/
Limah67630/
Llema67563/
Loima67540/
Limaa67507/
Limea67505/
Limai67468/
Lemau67447/
Lemai67443/
Lioma67401/
Lemoa67391/
Lemat67245/
Lemea67173/
Leyme67147/
Laymy67137/
Luima67130/
Limoa6792/
Leuma6782/
Hlima6768/
Llima6759/
Lemha6757/
Letma6756/
Laymi6734/
Laîma6732/
Laymé6730/
Limap6727/
Limaz6724/
Hlema6722/
Lyomo6721/
Lysmo6719/
Lemad6717/
Lemga6717/
Lyhme6717/
Lemap6716/
Lehma6714/
Limga6712/
Litma6712/
Lajma679/
Leymi677/
Loyme677/
Leïma676/
Lyomi675/
Lysmä675/
Lhima674/
Lemaa674/
Lihma673/
Lemaz673/
Lemaj673/
Laymo673/
Lìíma672/
Lyhmo671/
Lymui671/
Lujma671/
Leymo671/
Lemaâ671/
Limaš671/
Limaý671/
Ëlima671/
Líìma671/
Limać671/
Limaş671/
Limha671/
Liméa671/
Limaï671/
Lymyh671/
Lymee670/
Lymie670/
Lyome670/
Lymis670/

Lyma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lyma in the Arabic language
عليماlyma-

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