Lynum Surname

431,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Lynum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lynum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5101:710,70456,075
Norway2371:21,6972,825
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Lynum Last Name Facts

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

Lynum is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lynum is the 431,914th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,143,721 people. The last name Lynum is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Lynum reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 510 people, or 1 in 710,704. In The United States Lynum is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 11 percent reside, Florida, where 11 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Lynum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lynum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lynum last name rose 797 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lynum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lynum surname are 2.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lynum earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 1.18% more than the national average, earning 350,172 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.58% less than the national average, earning $36,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.55% more than the national average, earning $62,872 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lynaum9126/
Lynom8070/
Linum8034/
Lenum8022/
Leinum73284/
Litnum73123/
Lingum7356/
Leenum7346/
Lignum7325/
Linume7319/
Lineum731/
Lengum731/
Lingoum673/
Lhengum671/
Lainhum671/
Lihngum671/
Linhoume625/
Lenom6066/
Linom6014/
Linhoumme571/
Leenoom504/

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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 Lynum
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