Lyme Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Lyme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
England1041:535,75133,356
Australia291:930,88655,860
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Lyme (215) may also be a first name.

Lyme Last Name Facts

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

Lyme (Arabic: لايم) is most common in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyme? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 887,624th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Lyme reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 616,131st most common first name internationally, held by 215 people.

The surname Lyme is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 2,809,759. In The United States Lyme is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 64 percent live, Florida, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Lyme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lyme has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lyme last name rose 184 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lyme Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lyme last name is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lyme surname are 46.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 92.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lyme earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.91% less than the national average, earning $31,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Layme8912,532/
Leyme89147/
Lyhme8917/
Loyme897/
Lymee890/
Lymie890/
Lyome890/
Luymes80216/
Leymet8050/
Loymee8018/
Laymes8013/
Laymet8013/
Laymer806/
Leymer806/
Laymez804/
Leymes802/
Luymed801/
Lytmer801/
Lhymes801/
Leymez801/
Lysmeh801/
Leymie801/
Hlymer800/
Laymey800/
Lymmes800/
Lymess800/
Leme7538,147/
Lime753,306/
Lyma75159/
Lymi7512/
Lymy7511/
Ljme751/
Lahymer737/
Laytmer731/
Laymmie731/
Laheyme731/
Laymesh731/
Laymead730/
Lohymer730/
Lemes6793,358/
Laime6717,004/
Lemme676,001/
Lesme675,083/
Lemee672,206/
Limer671,503/
Lemer671,299/
Limet67985/
Lemeš67955/
Limes67923/
Lemez67918/
Lisme67740/
Layma67704/
Lemey67521/
Limea67505/
Leyma67426/
Limje67366/
Limei67344/
Leime67307/
Leeme67289/
Lemet67240/
Liome67219/
Lemeh67205/
Lemea67173/
Lemée67153/
Lihme67147/
Laymy67137/
Loyma67137/
Limme67132/
Lemei6783/
Lemie6779/
Limey6754/
Luime6748/
Lieme6746/
Lemeu6741/
Loime6739/
Lemed6734/
Laymi6734/
Lleme6732/
Laymé6730/
Limeh6728/
Leysmeer6726/
Limeu6721/
Llime6721/
Limed6719/
Limie6718/
Leame6718/
Lymai6714/
Lemje6712/
Lähme6711/
Limej677/
Hleme677/
Limee677/
Leymi677/
Leume675/
Limez675/
Lyomi675/
Lysmä675/
Lémez675/
Limge674/
Letme674/
Lehme673/
Lheme673/
Lemge672/
Hlime672/
Lymui671/
Litme671/
Lajme671/
Luyma671/
Lymha671/
Lemeş671/
Limeš671/
Lgeme671/
Lymyh671/
Lymay670/
Lymis670/

Lyme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lyme in the Arabic language
لايمlaym-
ايمaym-

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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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  • 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 Lyme
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