Lyton Surname

140,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lyton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3,0851:5,549790
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Lyton (8,346) may also be a first name.

Lyton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lyton occurs most in Malawi. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyton? popularity and diffusion

Lyton is the 140,760th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,299,636 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lyton reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lyton is also the 69,142nd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 8,346 people.

The last name Lyton is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 3,085 people, or 1 in 5,549. Beside Malawi Lyton occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Lyton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lyton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 4 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lyton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lyton surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Lyton last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lyton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $23,962,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $48,262 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Layton9137,997/
Leyton9131,103/
Lytton912,064/
Luyton91250/
Loyton914/
Lython913/
Hlyton913/
Leython83107/
Leytton8319/
Lystond8318/
Loytong8312/
Laython8311/
Laytong837/
Luytong834/
Leyhton831/
Leyston831/
Laytton831/
Llayton831/
Layston831/
Lehyton831/
L'Hyton831/
Leytong831/
Lystton831/
Loyston830/
Laytoen830/
Liton8043,210/
Leton803,345/
Lytan80853/
Lytun80525/
Léton802/
Loythong7727/
Laythong7718/
Loythont7710/
Lytoshyn7710/
Lytonova774/
Laytoing772/
Laythoun771/
Luythong771/
Leiton7314,854/
Liston7312,523/
Litton737,848/
Laiton737,400/
Leston733,444/
Leaton73831/
Letton73653/
Litong73581/
Leytan73325/
Letong73309/
Leeton73217/
Litone73102/
Lethon7370/
Luiton7364/
Laytan7359/
Lyttan7352/
Lytomt7343/
Lehton7331/
Letont7331/
Leytón7330/
Lytand7328/
Letone7323/
Luytan7311/
Lezton738/
Letoin735/
Loiton735/
Lystun735/
Leuton733/
Laytom733/
Letoon733/
Lioton733/
Lyttom732/
Lieton732/
Litoun731/
Lizton731/
Lithon731/
Letonn731/
Leytun731/
Léston731/
Lytuyn731/
Litoen731/
Laytón731/
Lajton731/
Leytòn731/
Lythan730/
Ledton730/
Leytonova712/
Laytonová712/
Laythonhg711/
Lithong671,387/
Listone67331/
Leutton67254/
Lythanh67119/
Leetong6772/
Leaston6769/
Lestone6767/
Lystang6736/
Leithon6729/
Letoune6725/
Laithon6724/
Laytung6723/
Letuong6720/
Laitong6719/
Lethong6718/
Laythan6716/
Littong6715/
Lichton6713/
Leiston679/
Laitohn679/
Leitton678/
Leystan678/
Listuon677/
Lesston677/
Lechton677/
Leeston677/
Letoung677/
Lehtone676/
Lehtoen675/
Lyshtan675/
Letonne673/
Leythan672/
Luiston672/
Letojne672/
Letoing672/
Leitone672/
Laitton671/
Lystand671/
Lyttand671/
Lithgon671/
Lithton671/
Lidtone671/
Leytane671/
Lestoin671/
Leitong671/
Leathon671/
Lettoun671/
Lettong671/
Litoing671/
Litoune671/
Llaiton671/
Hlystun671/
Leitonė671/
Laytang671/
Laitone671/
Laitoun671/
L'Eaton671/
Letoine671/
Listomn671/
Listhon671/
Loitong671/
Loitoon671/
Luytung671/
Leatong671/
Lisston670/
Littoin670/
Listoon670/
Laiston670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lyton
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