Lyng is used as a family name or surname in Denmark. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Lyng
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Denmark
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Lyng

How popular is Lyng?

Lyng is common in Denmark.

Lyng is ranked 115142 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Lyngs plummeted by 16.11208 per cent to 479 since 2000 and slipped by 7948 spots and ranked at 44808. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.41 96.5
Hispanic or Latino 2.09 1.4
Others 1.04 0
Lyng is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Denmark which may be its originating country too. Around 3518 people have been found who wears Lyng as their family name. Lyng is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
184,212 France3
810,193 Indonesia1
9,498 Iceland1
897,276 Russia1
169,904 Brazil1
15,162 Costa Rica1
746 Dominica1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
172,258 Germany1
531 Greenland1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
16,640 Hong Kong1
537 Liechtenstein1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
66,739 Spain24
42,407 Sweden22
22,809 New Zealand19
587,188 India11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
33,202 Australia67
Countries with hundreds of Lyng:
35,427 United States809
639 Norway787
1,830 Ireland273
5,328 Chile189
32,841 England134
30,487 Canada110
Countries with thousands of Lyng:
494 Denmark1,057
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Carpenter Owen Lyng from Ireland aboard the Guy Mannering from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in New-York on September 25, 1851.

Lyng Namesakes

  • Ado Lynge, Musical Artist
  • Jim Lyngvild, Designer
  • Amalie Lyngbo Hjort, Film producer
  • Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Singer
  • Hans Anthon Lynge, Author
  • Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Singer
  • Bára Lyngdal Magnúsdóttir, Actress
  • Bjarne Lyngstad, Politician
  • Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Singer
  • Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Singer

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