Lymon Surname

224,511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lymon Surname Definition:

(English, Irish) One who came from Lyham (homestead by a wood), in Northumberland; grandson of Laidghnean (snow birth).

Lymon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9671:17,7032,784
United States7781:465,88639,683
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
India141:54,790,384527,769
England81:6,964,757184,742
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France21:33,211,361423,184
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Grenada11:108,5351,793
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Lymon (1,691) may also be a first name.

Lymon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Irish) One who came from Lyham (homestead by a wood), in Northumberland; grandson of Laidghnean (snow birth).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lymon Last Name Facts

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

Lymon (Marathi: लायमन, Russian: Лымон) is found most in Malawi. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lymon.

How Common Is The Last Name Lymon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lymon is the 224,511th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,021,824 people. The surname Lymon is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Lymon are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lymon is also the 187,009th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 1,691 people.

The surname Lymon is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 967 people, or 1 in 17,703. Excluding Malawi this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Lymon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lymon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 960 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lymon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lymon last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lymon surname are 4.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.26% registered with the political party.

Lymon earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.39% less than the national average, earning $28,309 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laymon912,890/
Leymon9178/
Laymond83435/
Leymond8353/
Laymoun8343/
Leymont8312/
Laymont832/
Leysmon831/
Loymoon831/
Laymone830/
Lymondt830/
Limon80119,903/
Lemon8046,175/
Lyman8019,713/
Lémon8027/
Límon809/
Lymun803/
Lèmon801/
Lymom800/
Lymonova77300/
Lymousin7714/
Layhmond771/
Leymoune771/
Leymoyne770/
Layman7315,877/
Lemmon7311,126/
Leyman734,901/
Leamon732,681/
Limone732,186/
Lemond731,843/
Leemon73972/
Lemont73818/
Lemone73599/
Laimon73487/
Lemoen73409/
Limond73303/
Limont73237/
Leymun73199/
Limong73141/
Lysman7397/
Litmon7395/
Lismon7372/
Limoon7369/
Lymann7362/
Letmon7354/
Lemong7351/
Lemoon7350/
Leimon7349/
Liemon7349/
Lehmon7349/
Lymhan7349/
Loyman7347/
Limoun7334/
Le'mon7334/
Lyhman7332/
Lymant7328/
Lemoin7327/
Liomon7324/
Lhemon7322/
Lemonn7319/
Loimon7314/
Limoen7311/
Limmon738/
Lemoun736/
Laymun735/
Lajmon735/
Lémond735/
Llemon735/
Lesmon734/
Limhon733/
Lemuon732/
Llyman732/
Leumon732/
Lyoman731/
Hlimon731/
Luyman731/
Lemoyn731/
Lémont731/
Hlyman731/
Laymàn731/
Limonn731/
Lhémon731/
Llimon731/
Laymom730/
Lymman730/
Lymank730/
Leymonova712/
Lemoine6751,466/
Lemoyne671,527/
Lemmond671,127/
Leymann67929/
Lemoing67877/
Lismont67663/
Limoune67553/
Limosin67550/
Laitmon67215/
Leytman67202/
Lesmond67191/
Leymang67157/
Laytman67147/
Limotin67142/
Limonne67132/
Lemogne67112/
Leamond6791/
Leimone6789/
Laymand6787/
Leamont6777/
Limmong6776/
Laymann6774/
Lemonne6766/
Lyayman6739/
Liemohn6733/
Leysman6730/
Lismond6725/
Lemoung6724/
Lauyman6718/
Lemotin6717/
Lymandt6717/
Leammon6716/
Leemoon6715/
Laimont6715/
Lyhmann6713/
Lemontt6713/
Limhong6713/
Lemoune6712/
Limoten6712/
Littmon6710/
Lemmone679/
Laimond678/
Leimoun676/
Laimoun675/
Lemonzs675/
Lemonhe675/
Leymane674/
Limoine674/
Laymane674/
Limosne674/
Lemount673/
Lemoîne673/
Lemocen673/
Laysman672/
Lehmone672/
Laymund672/
Leimohn672/
Lemmonn672/
Lemoind672/
Litmond672/
Lettmon672/
Leyhman672/
Lehmonn672/
Leimond672/
Hlysman672/
Lymutyn672/
Limmond671/
Lismonc671/
Lesmonn671/
Lessmon671/
Lethmon671/
Leimong671/
Lemmong671/
Lemoinc671/
Lemoint671/
Lemound671/
Laymoum671/
Hllemon671/
Lesmont671/
Litmong671/
Loimone671/
Looyman671/
Lythman671/
Lehmong671/
L'Limon671/
Lemondt671/
Lemoten671/
Limogne671/
Leymand671/
Leymant671/
Leymhan671/
Limosyn671/
Leimoon671/
Laayman671/
Limhoon671/
Laimong671/
Laimoon671/
Laymeun671/
Leimont671/
Hlymann671/
Lysmann670/
Leamonk670/
Leemond670/
Lemmont670/
Limonck670/
Leeyman670/

Lymon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lymon in the Marathi language
लायमनlayamana75
लीमोनlimona25
Lymon in the Russian language
Лымонlymon-

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