Lynx Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Lynx Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lynx Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2581:209,99122,252
Zimbabwe741:208,62523,867
United States611:5,941,950288,805
England261:2,143,00282,017
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Lynx (294) may also be a first name.

Lynx Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lynx is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lynx.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynx? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 608,234th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. Lynx occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Lynx reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 514,566th most common given name in the world It is held by 294 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 209,991. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 74 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 16 percent reside and Western Cape, where 8 percent reside. Besides South Africa Lynx is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Lynx Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lynx has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lynx last name rose 339 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lynx Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lynx last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Lynx earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.14% less than the national average, earning R 120,852 per year; in United States they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $45,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.61% less than the national average, earning $46,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyonx891/
Lnx866/
Linx75174/
Lenx7514/
Lymx751/
Lnxh751/
Lnnx751/
Lnkx751/
Linxe67348/
Lyngs67173/
Lx67110/
Lynks677/
Lennx673/
Lnkxx671/
Lionx671/
Linxz671/
Lenxs671/
Linxs671/
Lincx671/
Lynkz671/

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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
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  • 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 Lynx
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