Lyners Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Lyners Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyners Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2721:199,18321,377
Namibia41:602,35012,421
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
England21:27,859,030389,889
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Lyners Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lyners occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyners? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 919,444th most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Lyners are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 272 people, or 1 in 199,183. In South Africa Lyners is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 78 percent live, Gauteng, where 19 percent live and Limpopo, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Lyners is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Lyners Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lyners has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lyners last name declined 79 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lyners Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lyners surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

Lyners earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.36% more than the national average, earning R 305,028 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyngers926/
Leyniers865/
Lygnerås863/
Leners83321/
Liners83150/
Lenaers771,691/
Lengers77301/
Lehners77262/
Liniers77249/
Lingers77171/
Leeners77112/
Leiners7721/
Lisners7714/
Lieners773/
Lioners773/
Lénaers772/
Lenears772/
Leniers772/
Linaers772/
Linears771/
Lainers771/
Lenoers771/
Luiners771/
Linerrs770/
Leenaers71325/
Lingersh719/
Lejniers711/
Leiniers710/
Leenheers67167/
Linars6721/
Lenars6710/
Lenärs677/
Lenors671/
Lenaars6214/
Llinars625/
Linhars623/
Lienors621/
Linaars621/
Lenoirs621/
Leenars621/
Leenaars57421/
Leunnors570/

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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 Lyners
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