Lymas Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Lymas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lymas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1941:22,7242,241
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Lymas (35) may also be a first name.

Lymas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lymas (Arabic: ليمس) is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lymas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lymas is the 885,573rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Lymas are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Lymas is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 35 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 22,724. In Liberia Lymas is primarily found in: Montserrado County, where 60 percent live, Grand Gedeh County, where 11 percent live and Nimba County, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia Lymas is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent live.

Lymas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lymas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 436 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lymas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lymas are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the political party.

Lymas earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.64% less than the national average, earning $27,338 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leymas9110/
Laymas912/
Lymash911/
Limas8020,071/
Lemas80938/
Lymaz80104/
Lymos8016/
Lymasova7721/
Limgas731,102/
Lemass73153/
Lymous7354/
Leumas7339/
Leimas7333/
Lemats7332/
Lesmas7324/
Limase7322/
Laimas7319/
Lemash7315/
Loimas7313/
Lemgas7312/
Lemais7311/
Leamas739/
Limash738/
Litmas737/
Lemaus736/
Limaus736/
Liomas736/
Limeas735/
Lymeus734/
Lemays733/
Llemas733/
Leymos732/
Llimas732/
Lemast732/
Limais732/
Letmas732/
Limass732/
Limaas731/
Lymach731/
Lihmas731/
Laymos731/
Lemaas731/
Lehmas730/
Laymaz730/
Liemas730/
Laitmas6722/
Lemmats678/
Limasse676/
Lemaats673/
Limmase672/
Lemasse672/
Lheamas671/
Laymace671/
Llaimas671/
Lysmose671/
Lessmas671/
Limaase671/
Limaise671/
Laimash671/
Hlymach671/
Leymous670/
Lemhaus670/
Lemaise670/

Lymas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lymas in the Arabic language
ليمسlyms-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Lymas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis