Lynus Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lynus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lynus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1861:952,38040,741
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Lynus (547) may also be a first name.

Lynus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lynus (Marathi: लायनस) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lynus.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lynus is the 1,177,228th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname Lynus is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Lynus are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 360,211th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 547 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 952,380. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bayelsa, where 28 percent reside, Ondo, where 13 percent reside and Bauchi, where 11 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Lynus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lynus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lynus surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lynus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laynus9122/
Lynuis911/
Luynus910/
Linus8047,284/
Lenus80205/
Lynos8031/
Lynhouse770/
Lainus73305/
Lehnus73183/
Leneus73147/
Lingus73106/
Leinus7368/
Leenus7349/
Linuzs7349/
Linaus7330/
Leunus7329/
Linhus7321/
Linusz7317/
Lenaus7315/
Lineus7314/
Linuss7313/
Linous739/
Linuis738/
Lienus734/
Lenous734/
Linuse733/
Lyhnos733/
Llinus733/
Lenuis733/
Lenush733/
Linush732/
Leanus732/
Linuus732/
Linužs731/
Linusx731/
Laynos731/
Hlynos731/
Lihnus731/
Lynoss730/
Loinus730/
Lynuch730/
Lainous67349/
Linhaus67264/
Laineus6740/
Lenhaus6738/
Linauts6717/
Linause6715/
Lehnaus675/
Lainuis673/
Lesnuss673/
Leinaus672/
Lienaus672/
Liuinus671/
Loineus671/
Llinous671/
Laynhos671/
Lenoush671/
Linusse671/
Leinous670/
Leanous670/
Leinhus670/

Lynus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lynus in the Marathi language
लायनसlayanasa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lynus
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