Lyw Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Senegal

Lyw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lyw Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Lyw (13) may also be a first name.

Lyw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lyw (Arabic: ليو) is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyw? popularity and diffusion

Lyw is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Lyw are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Lyw is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 11,773,058. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Bangkok, where 67 percent reside, Pathum Thani Province, where 17 percent reside and Songkhla Province, where 17 percent reside. Barring Thailand Lyw exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 17 percent reside and Taiwan, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leyw865/
Layw863/
Loyw861/
Hllyw751/
Lew6739,318/
Liw67898/
Lyf6725/
Lyv6714/
Ljw678/
Léw672/

Lyw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lyw in the Arabic language
ليوlyw-
ليؤlyw-

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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 Lyw
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