Lymu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lymu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lymu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091

Lymu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lymu is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lymu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Lymu is predominantly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Lymu are found; 54 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 54 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 18,892,742. In Indonesia Lymu is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 46 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyomu8976/
Laymu892/
Lymui891/
Laymui8030/
Lymouy8021/
Lymeus804/
Lyhmus801/
Lemu759,412/
Limu757,820/
Lymouyi7322/
Lymouth7310/
Laymoud739/
Laymuch731/
Leymous730/
Lemus67176,841/
Lemou6710,743/
Lemuz675,204/
Limau67838/
Lemut67670/
Lemuh67502/
Lemau67447/
Limus67414/
Laimu67337/
Limut67316/
Limou67290/
Leimu67256/
Liomu67176/
Lemui67145/
Lemuy67118/
Lemud67113/
Limmu6746/
Leemu6744/
Lemeu6741/
Loimu6735/
Limui6722/
Limeu6721/
Hlemu6716/
Lemmu6713/
Lémus6710/
Lemux674/
Limuu674/
Limhu674/
Limuy672/
Lemuu671/
Lémuz671/
Limuh671/
Lemgu671/
Lémou671/
Lèmus671/
Leamu671/
Leumu671/
Lhemu671/
Liemu671/
Llemu671/

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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
  • 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 Lymu
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