Lyomu Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Lyomu Surname User-submission:
Lyomu is a surname mostly originating from the Bukusu tribe in western Kenya it has very many meanings but the most used is 'born in the rainy season'.
Lyomu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 65 | 1:710,460 | 30,267 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
Lyomu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Lyomu is a surname mostly originating from the Bukusu tribe in western Kenya it has very many meanings but the most used is 'born in the rainy season'.
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Where Does The Last Name Lyomu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lyomu is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyomu? popularity and diffusion
Lyomu is the 2,168,711th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lyomu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Lyomu is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 710,460. In Kenya it is most common in: Bungoma County, where 98 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 2 percent are found. Other than Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lomu | 89 | 403 | / |
| Lymu | 89 | 13 | / |
| Lomou | 80 | 1,542 | / |
| Lomeu | 80 | 1,361 | / |
| Lomus | 80 | 203 | / |
| Liomu | 80 | 176 | / |
| Loomu | 80 | 133 | / |
| Lomut | 80 | 81 | / |
| Lomau | 80 | 63 | / |
| Hlomu | 80 | 38 | / |
| Loimu | 80 | 35 | / |
| Loumu | 80 | 26 | / |
| Luomu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Lomud | 80 | 7 | / |
| Lyamu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Laymu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lymui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lhomu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lomui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lomuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lomux | 80 | 0 | / |
| Loumou | 73 | 1,104 | / |
| Lohmud | 73 | 103 | / |
| Lomeus | 73 | 63 | / |
| Loomus | 73 | 54 | / |
| Laymui | 73 | 30 | / |
| Lymouy | 73 | 21 | / |
| Lymeus | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lomaup | 73 | 3 | / |
| Luomou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Loumus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Luomuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lyaamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lyhmus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liomus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lomaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lyamus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lomous | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lommux | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lomaux | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lemu | 67 | 9,412 | / |
| Limu | 67 | 7,820 | / |
| Lamu | 67 | 5,744 | / |
| Loummou | 67 | 239 | / |
| Lymouyi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Lymouth | 67 | 10 | / |
| Laymoud | 67 | 9 | / |
| Loumeus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loumoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laymuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lomusch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lomouth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loumous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhoumau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leymous | 67 | 0 | / |
| Loummus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Loomaus | 67 | 0 | / |
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