Lymi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Lymi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lymi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland81:687,08836,047
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lymi (16) may also be a first name.

Lymi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lymi occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lymi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Lymi occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Lymi reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename internationally, held by 16 people.

It is most frequently used in Finland, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 687,088. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Pirkanmaa, where 50 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 38 percent reside and Päijänne Tavastia, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Finland it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laymi8934/
Lymai8914/
Leymi897/
Lyomi895/
Lymui891/
Lymis890/
Lymie890/
Loymai80115/
Laymui8030/
Lymich807/
Laymmi801/
Lyomih801/
Leymie801/
Lemi7516,022/
Limi752,668/
Lyme75303/
Lyma75159/
Lymy7511/
Ljmi751/
Lymouyi7322/
Leymich739/
Laymmie731/
Layme6712,532/
Limio673,182/
Lemmi673,124/
Hlimi672,114/
Layma67704/
Lajmi67619/
Limai67468/
Lemoi67452/
Lemai67443/
Leyma67426/
Limei67344/
Laimi67308/
Limit67304/
Lemis67302/
Lismi67178/
Limis67174/
Lemiz67165/
Leumi67162/
Leyme67147/
Lemui67145/
Loimi67139/
Laymy67137/
Loyma67137/
Limoi67126/
Lesmi67116/
Lemit67108/
Lemei6783/
Limmi6782/
Lemii6782/
Lemie6779/
Lejmi6772/
Lemio6767/
Limid6746/
Letmi6741/
Lemih6739/
Leimi6735/
Laymé6730/
Limui6722/
Limie6718/
Lyhme6717/
Lemid6713/
Leemi6710/
Lemij6710/
Limiy678/
Loyme677/
Lysmä675/
Leami675/
Liomi674/
Lehmi674/
Liemi673/
Hlemi672/
Litmi672/
Limii672/
Lemhi671/
Lemiy671/
Lihmi671/
Limyi671/
Llimi671/
Luyma671/
Luimi671/
Lymha671/
Lämmi671/
Lemgi671/
Lymyh671/
Loysmith671/
Lhimi671/
Limih671/
Lyome670/
Lymay670/
Lymee670/

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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 Lymi
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