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

Lynus (Marathi: लायनस) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,177,228th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. Lynus occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Lynus reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lynus is also the 360,211th most common first name globally. It is borne by 547 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 952,380. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bayelsa, where 28 percent live, Ondo, where 13 percent live and Bauchi, where 11 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Lynus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lynus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lynus surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lynus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily 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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