Lymo Surname

238,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lymo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lymo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,6631:31,8353,757
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lymo (14) may also be a first name.

Lymo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lymo (Russian: Лымо) is most common in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lymo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 238,586th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,337,825 people. Lymo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lymo live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Lymo is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Lymo is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,663 people, or 1 in 31,835. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Arusha Region, where 16 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 16 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 13 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Lymo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyomo8921/
Lysmo8919/
Laymo893/
Leymo891/
Lyhmo891/
Lymoth8010/
Leymos802/
Lymmod801/
Leymot801/
Laymos801/
Laymoy800/
Laymot800/
Limo7526,354/
Lemo755,747/
Lyma75159/
Lymouth7310/
Laymoud739/
Leymous730/
Lemos67286,167/
Lemou6710,743/
Limos675,426/
Lesmo671,908/
Lemmo671,826/
Layma67704/
Limot67637/
Leamo67504/
Lemgo67462/
Lemoi67452/
Laimo67442/
Leyma67426/
Lemot67398/
Lemoa67391/
Limod67328/
Limou67290/
Lemoy67280/
Limoh67263/
Liomo67189/
Lemoh67160/
Liemo67149/
Loyma67137/
Limoi67126/
Lymaz67104/
Leumo6798/
Limoa6792/
Lemod6781/
Loimo6767/
Leemo6767/
Limmo6757/
Litmo6748/
Limoo6738/
Lemoz6738/
Leimo6734/
Lismo6725/
Limoy6724/
Llimo6716/
Limoj6715/
Limgo6712/
Limoz678/
Lehmo677/
Hlemo676/
Limho675/
Lemoo673/
Lyoma673/
Llemo672/
Lémos672/
Lemho671/
Lymah671/
Lémou671/
Lymha671/
Luimo671/
Luyma671/
Ljåmo671/
Lemoj671/
Lhemo671/
Lihmo671/

Lymo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lymo in the Russian language
Лымоlymo-

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 Lymo
  • 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