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

Lyter is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lyter.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 464,191st most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,037,942 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Lyter are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 11 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 716 people, or 1 in 506,228. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 11 percent are found, Florida, where 5 percent are found and Minnesota, where 4 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent are found and The United States Virgin Islands, where 0 percent are found.

Lyter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lyter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lyter surname grew 365 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lyter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lyter last name are 29.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.25% registered to vote for the political 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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