Lyr Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Lyr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Lýr (20) are calculated separately.
Lyr (58) may also be a first name.
Lyr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lyr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lyr has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can also occur as a variant: Lýr. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyr? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,602,217th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Lyr reside; 40 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 37 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Lyr is also the 1,295,729th most common given name on earth, held by 58 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,138,427. In Ukraine Lyr is most numerous in: Kiev, where 64 percent are found, Cherkasy Oblast, where 18 percent are found and Donetsk Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Beside Ukraine it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in France, where 10 percent are found and Thailand, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lýr | 89 | 20 | / |
| Layr | 86 | 151 | / |
| Llyr | 86 | 36 | / |
| Lyhr | 86 | 29 | / |
| Lyor | 86 | 5 | / |
| Lyrå | 86 | 3 | / |
| Leyr | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lyrr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lytr | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leyre | 75 | 496 | / |
| Layre | 75 | 327 | / |
| Leyhr | 75 | 107 | / |
| Lahyr | 75 | 59 | / |
| Lehyr | 75 | 16 | / |
| Loyre | 75 | 16 | / |
| Lyhre | 75 | 5 | / |
| Loyrd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Luyre | 75 | 2 | / |
| Layrd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Layhr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loytr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ler | 67 | 3,129 | / |
| Lir | 67 | 268 | / |
| Lír | 67 | 26 | / |
| Lyrova | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ljr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lér | 67 | 2 | / |
| L'Llyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyrová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lloyrd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leyhrd | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Lyr
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