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 surname Lymas (Arabic: ليمس) is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lymas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 885,573rd most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Lymas reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 35 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 22,724. In Liberia Lymas is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 60 percent reside, Grand Gedeh County, where 11 percent reside and Nimba County, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent reside.

Lymas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lymas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lymas last name grew 436 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lymas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lymas are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% being registered with the 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-

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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
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  • 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
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