Lynley Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Lynley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lynley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1041:43,5427,204
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Lynley (2,422) may also be a first name.

Lynley Last Name Facts

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

Lynley is found in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,565,797th most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. Lynley occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Lynley are found; 83 percent are found in Australasia and 83 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 150,582nd most widely held first name internationally It is held by 2,422 people.

It is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 43,542. In New Zealand it is mostly found in: Canterbury Region, where 22 percent live, Southland Region, where 19 percent live and Otago Region, where 13 percent live. Other than New Zealand this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Lynley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lynley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Lynley surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lynley Last Name Statistics demography

Lynley earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 78.4% less than the national average, earning $9,319 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lynly915/
Linley834,111/
Lenley8394/
Lynlee839/
Lynnle833/
Lynnly833/
Lynlie831/
Lynlae831/
Lymley830/
Lynnlee773/
Glinley771/
Linlley771/
Linliey771/
Linleey770/
Luinley770/
Lennley770/
Linnley770/
Linle733/
Lenle731/
Lynla731/
Lynnelle713/
Linlieya711/
Lynnlett711/
Lemley676,255/
Limley67118/
Lenler6743/
Linlei6717/
Lenlie676/
Linler675/
Linlie673/
Lenlei672/
Linlay672/
Lenlay671/
Laenle671/
Linles671/
Limnle671/
Linlee671/
Lionle671/

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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 Lynley
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