Lynge Surname

172,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Lynge Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Lyng (hill), the name of places in Norfolk and Somerset.

Lynge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1,5131:3,731327
Greenland6511:8714
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
Norway691:74,52610,434
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden131:757,44356,422
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Lynge (260) may also be a first name.

Lynge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Lyng (hill), the name of places in Norfolk and Somerset.

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

Lynge Last Name Facts

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

Lynge is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynge? popularity and diffusion

Lynge is the 172,986th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,932,614 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Lynge are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in Scandinavia. Lynge is also the 552,051st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 260 people.

Lynge is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is held by 1,513 people, or 1 in 3,731. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 35 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 21 percent are found and North Denmark Region, where 16 percent are found. Besides Denmark Lynge occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Greenland, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Lynge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lynge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lynge last name rose 1,350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lynge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lynge are 19.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.08% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lynge earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.6% less than the national average, earning 323,236 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.61% less than the national average, earning $41,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.67% more than the national average, earning $56,972 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyonge9132/
Lyngåe911/
Lyne896,787/
Lyngaae8353/
Lynghei8316/
Lynghed8315/
Lynnger833/
Lyngehr830/
Lenge8073,157/
Layne8023,834/
Linge807,411/
Lyhne801,341/
Leyne80391/
Länge80300/
Lynga8059/
Lynee8038/
Lyone8032/
Lngeh8014/
Lönge8013/
Loyne809/
Lyneh808/
Lynie808/
Lynea808/
Lygne807/
Lynøe806/
Lynhe805/
Lnger802/
Lynée802/
Lyney801/
Lyngi801/
Lngey801/
Lønge801/
Lngee801/
Lyneé801/
Långe801/
Lhyne801/
Hlyne801/
Llyne800/
Lge7529/
Leynes738,422/
Laynez737,358/
Laynes735,252/
Linger734,993/
Lenger733,429/
Lionge731,862/
Loynes731,329/
Lengie731,165/
Länger73487/
Luinge73470/
Lynets73342/
Linget73303/
Lingei73259/
Leynez73253/
Lenges73203/
Leunge73164/
Lyngaa73156/
Lemnge73146/
Lengeh73142/
Lenghe73134/
Layner73129/
Luenge73122/
Lysnes73111/
Linges73109/
Lyngøy73107/
Leyner73105/
Lingee7385/
Laynet7375/
Lingeh7367/
Loynet7366/
Lienge7365/
Laenge7359/
Lingeš7359/
Lingge7356/
Lingea7348/
Leynet7347/
Lengei7341/
Lengge7335/
Lygner7332/
Leyney7332/
Lingey7325/
Lytner7322/
Lainge7322/
Lengeň7320/
Lingie7319/
Lünger7318/
Lynher7316/
Lengee7314/
Lyngoy7312/
Lenged7311/
Lyneth7311/
Lenget739/
Glinge737/
Layney736/
Hlenge736/
Lengea736/
Lynees735/
Lengey735/
Lengep735/
Laynne734/
Laynie734/
Lennge734/
Leenge734/
Loenge734/
Lhynne733/
Lynehe733/
Linghe733/
Leange733/
Luynes733/
Linged733/
Lingée733/
Leynne733/
Laynea732/
Leygne732/
Leinge732/
Limnge732/
Laynee732/
Lauyne732/
Hlyner732/
Lynhei732/
Lohyne732/
Lynaee731/
Lyngii731/
Lnghey731/
Linnge731/
Lleyne731/
Leyngi731/
Lenhge731/
Lehyne731/
Laysne731/
Loyner731/
Llenge731/
Lingep731/
Láynez731/
Leysne731/
Llinge731/
Luunge731/
Loeyne731/
Lysney731/
Lytnez731/
Lyneha731/
Lynerh731/
Luyngi731/
Lengje731/
Lynyer730/
Leynie730/
Lyuine730/
Loinge730/
Leynea730/
Line6713,281/
Lene673,652/
Lengees671,073/
Lingier67980/
Leysner67523/
Linguet67518/
Lingues67308/
Laheyne67262/
Løge67218/
Lengger67175/
Leytner67147/
Lingesh67138/
Lengier67116/
Laytner67103/
Lengues6794/
Lahayne6783/
Linguez6783/
Laygnez6774/
Linguey6774/
Lenggie6767/
Leynier6765/
Lengies6754/
Lemngeh6742/
Lenguer6738/
Lyni6737/
Lynghøj6733/
Lingies6724/
Lenggeh6719/
Linggeh6718/
Lingueh6714/
Långhed6712/
Laynies6711/
Lingerh6711/
Hlynets6711/
Loingei6710/
Lingger6710/
Lenghea679/
Lingieh679/
Lysness678/
Leangie677/
Linnger677/
Limngee677/
Lenggee676/
Laengge675/
Linguer675/
Lengges675/
Läne675/
Lngi675/
Lenguet675/
Lged675/
Lengget675/
Hlinger674/
Liengie674/
Lengerh674/
Llinger673/
Lyny673/
Lynghøi673/
Lène673/
Lingges673/
Loytner672/
Lget672/
Linggee672/
Lynguih671/
Loingee671/
Limnges671/
Laingei671/
Lehenge671/
Linghee671/
Līne671/
Lnga671/
Llge671/
Lingiey671/
Luingeh671/
Lyneitt671/
Lyné671/
Låge671/
Læge671/
L'Hynes671/
Lengieć671/
Lenguep671/
Lenguez671/
Lhaynes671/
D'Layne671/
Lingerr671/
Léne671/
Leng'ea671/
Lngy671/
Linngie671/
Lgey671/
Lgie671/
Lhauyne671/
Laingee671/
Lengghe671/
Lenghee671/
Leyness670/
Loyness670/
Lyhtner670/
Limnger670/
Laynier670/
Layneae670/
Lingeer670/

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