Lynyk Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Lynyk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lynyk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine6191:73,54210,537
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Lynyk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lynyk is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lynyk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 523,789th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 11,754,106 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lynyk live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Ukraine, where it is borne by 619 people, or 1 in 73,542. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Volyn Oblast, where 37 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 15 percent reside and Donetsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Ukraine Lynyk exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lysnyk91118/
Lynykh9114/
Lytnyk9112/
Hlynyk9110/
Leynykh833/
Lysnykh832/
Lenyk80804/
Lynek805/
Lynik804/
Linyk802/
Lynykova7714/
Lesnyk731,119/
Leinyk7385/
Leynik7345/
Lenyok7315/
Hlenyk7313/
Linykh7312/
Letnyk7312/
Lynick7311/
Linyok7310/
Lyonik736/
Lisnyk736/
Lenykh733/
Lysnik731/
Lenhyk731/
Lyneek731/
Loynik731/
Lyneck730/
Lesnykh675,348/
Lynkova67619/
Leynikh67181/
Leinykh676/
Lisnykh676/
Hleinyk671/
Lujnykh671/
Llinykh671/

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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 Lynyk
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