Lyord Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Lyord Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyord Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia101:440,85421,753
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lyord (38) may also be a first name.

Lyord Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lyord occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyord? popularity and diffusion

Lyord is the 4,649,889th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Lyord is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Lyord reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Lyord is also the 1,662,754th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 38 people.

The last name is most frequent in Liberia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 440,854. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 90 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 10 percent live. Not including Liberia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent live.

Lyord Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lyord has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lyord surname increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lyord Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lyord surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lyord earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Llyord912/
Lord8998,723/
Lyrd890/
Llyords831/
Lyard80545/
Loord80222/
Lourd80217/
Llord80118/
Lords8080/
Lordt8034/
Liord8023/
Lordh8021/
Loird804/
Loyrd802/
Layrd802/
Lohrd801/
Lordz801/
Lorrd801/
Lordd801/
Lourds7343/
Lyrhed737/
Lourdd735/
Lhourd734/
Lourdh733/
D'Lord732/
Lloyrd731/
Leyhrd731/
Loordh731/
Llords730/
Lard671,691/
Lort671,087/
Lird67289/
Lyrehed6712/
Lordova679/
Lerd678/
Loorddh675/
Lordová672/
Hllyard671/

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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 Lyord
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