Lyter Surname

464,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Lyter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7161:506,22842,514
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:256,21821,129

Lyter (11) may also be a first name.

Lyter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lyter is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lyter.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lyter is the 464,191st most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,037,942 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Lyter reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lyter is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 716 people, or 1 in 506,228. In The United States Lyter is mostly concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, Florida, where 5 percent live and Minnesota, where 4 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent live and The United States Virgin Islands, where 0 percent live.

Lyter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lyter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lyter surname increased 365 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lyter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lyter are 29.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.25% being registered to vote for the party.

Lyter earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.8% more than the national average, earning $45,218 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Layter91480/
Leyter91140/
Lytter9127/
Loyter9127/
Lyther912/
Hlyter911/
Luyster83472/
Leytier8331/
Layther8329/
Leyster8328/
Loyster8321/
Lytheer8313/
Loytier8311/
Leytere836/
Lyayter833/
Layster831/
Leytter831/
Lychter831/
Loyhter831/
Leyhter830/
Liter80781/
Leter80659/
Líter801/
Leyterre7738/
Lyterova7726/
Luystter771/
Lester7380,638/
Lister7332,356/
Leiter736,712/
Letter731,322/
Litter731,097/
Laiter73564/
Lajter73545/
Lether73366/
Leuter73184/
Letier73160/
Lihter73127/
Leteur73113/
Lehter7369/
Loiter7360/
Läster7337/
Lejter7332/
Letere7331/
Lither7326/
Lieter7326/
Leater7324/
Litier7320/
Leeter7313/
Leteer7311/
Ledter738/
Litger736/
Lizter733/
Lidter732/
Litere732/
Lišter732/
Letear731/
Hleter731/
Lioter731/
Lijter731/
Leytre731/
Letger730/
Luiter730/
Lytire730/
Leister677,681/
Leather675,770/
Lichter674,482/
Laister67984/
Leuther67399/
Leither67371/
Letteer67328/
Lettere67314/
Lechter67306/
Lethert67292/
Leitert67246/
Lettier67227/
Litteer67171/
Leterre67160/
Lethier67147/
Lesther6793/
Hlister6757/
Leaster6753/
Leether6752/
Littier6748/
Littger6735/
Littere6734/
Leitter6730/
Leester6724/
Luister6723/
Lesster6722/
Lajtert6721/
Laitier6719/
Leitier6712/
Lestter6710/
Lestere679/
Lisæter675/
Lishter673/
Lesterr673/
Lettert672/
Littert672/
Llester672/
Leitere672/
Hleiter672/
Letherd671/
Litther671/
Llister671/
Liether671/
Lesteer671/
Letteir671/
Leitger671/
Leazter671/
Glieter671/
Leutter671/
Loister671/
Listere671/
Listher671/
Listter671/
Lithere671/
Lizterz671/
Léthier671/
Leihter671/
Laijter671/
L'Etter671/
Leutier671/
Lesterp671/
Lestert671/
Laitere671/
Lesterd671/
Lesterz671/
Lletger671/
Hlester671/
Laitter670/
Leatter670/
Leshter670/
Laither670/
Luither670/
Luitter670/

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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 Lyter
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