Liz Forename

5,575th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 188,175 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Liz Forename Definition:

A shortening and transformation of Liza, perhaps through a presumed Lize, or else directly from Elizabeth.

Liz Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
60,0211:6,040801
Peru
100%
30,4721:1,043214
Paraguay
100%
28,5431:25434
Canada
100%
10,0461:3,298598
Brazil
100%
7,8101:27,4312,353
Venezuela
100%
6,0571:4,986645
Sudan-5,3541:7,0611,020
New Zealand-5,2941:857199
Mexico
100%
4,8381:25,6601,388
Colombia
100%
4,4831:10,658931
Kenya-2,7711:16,7111,762
Ireland
100%
2,6441:1,756280
Bolivia
100%
2,4981:4,244700
Panama
100%
1,5231:2,565509
Ecuador-1,5161:11,693894
Israel
100%
1,2231:6,8711,016
Dominican Republic-1,1981:8,7071,064
Philippines
 
99%
1,1311:93,7315,383
Sweden
100%
9331:10,566916
Chile
100%
9041:19,4771,077
Australia-8361:16,3371,248
Singapore
100%
7511:8,3721,564
England
100%
6541:85,0203,373
Costa Rica
100%
4901:9,731913
Argentina
 
98%
4881:87,6501,768
Puerto Rico-4771:7,443560
Uganda
 
99%
4731:86,5904,182
Congo
 
96%
3291:15,2261,733
Gabon-3211:5,8671,120
Spain
100%
3161:147,2473,522
Nicaragua
 
98%
2521:23,8821,646
Germany
100%
2481:389,8304,571
Norway
100%
2451:20,9481,239
Honduras
100%
2411:36,5871,958
China-2241:6,098,46355,977
Malawi
 
71%
2121:80,7184,695
India
 
95%
1851:6,566,908228,705
Switzerland
100%
1801:45,6312,099
Uruguay
100%
1601:21,4231,144
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
1551:8,7831,332
Nigeria
100%
1391:1,277,44129,742
Burkina Faso
100%
1351:136,1446,815
Guatemala
100%
1041:154,8892,703
Papua New Guinea
 
91%
1021:79,9257,537
El Salvador-1011:62,7901,762
Lebanon
 
98%
1011:55,7192,472
Malaysia
 
85%
991:307,57515,609
Cuba-911:126,4462,276
South Africa
100%
901:605,91827,289
Indonesia-761:3,394,259150,419
Yemen-631:417,4092,212
Denmark-441:128,3983,389
Turkey
100%
421:1,852,42213,672
DR Congo
100%
411:1,800,67345,176
Scotland
100%
401:133,7592,800
Thailand
 
98%
401:1,751,64551,979
Taiwan
100%
351:679,13432,372
Saint Lucia
100%
271:6,5861,033
France
100%
261:2,556,55213,577
Luxembourg
100%
261:21,6941,244
Afghanistan
 
86%
241:1,359,31314,542
Wales
 
97%
231:134,5352,882
Cameroon
100%
201:1,080,52527,973
Zambia-201:792,74014,411
Iraq
100%
191:1,843,04511,423
Qatar
100%
181:131,64515,202
Finland
 
75%
131:421,7835,250
Liberia
100%
131:339,38910,356
Belarus
 
83%
91:1,053,5985,565
Kosovo-91:206,8278,009
Grenada
100%
81:13,5161,533
Belgium
100%
71:1,641,43416,483
Norfolk Island-71:33262
Austria
100%
61:1,419,0348,656
Guyana-61:127,2108,948
Iceland
100%
61:61,0033,164
Haiti-51:2,145,39120,367
Belize
100%
41:88,5775,260
Namibia-41:601,0457,837
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
31:37,1933,592
Zimbabwe
100%
31:5,141,27276,754
Albania
100%
21:1,523,28533,816
Bahamas-21:199,6852,758
Benin-21:5,287,92261,990
Czechia
 
92%
21:5,328,0818,108
Faroe Islands
100%
21:24,5641,836
Italy
100%
21:30,531,04557,596
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Liechtenstein-11:37,8561,091
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
New Caledonia
100%
11:270,1643,221
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Palestine
100%
11:4,550,0585,739
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493

Liz (7,308) may also be a surname.

Liz Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A shortening and transformation of Liza, perhaps through a presumed Lize, or else directly from Elizabeth.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Liz Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luiz861,844,788/
Laiz866,131/
Lizz863,362/
Lizë86604/
Litz86266/
Leiz86261/
Lioz86175/
Liez86161/
Lizt86149/
Loiz86102/
Lizh8688/
Lisz8654/
Lhiz8639/
Lliz8623/
Lidz8611/
Lixz869/
Lizx864/
Lihz863/
Lirz862/
Lizc862/
Lizp862/
Lijz862/
Lizj862/
Lgiz861/
Li8013,166,162/
Litsz75463/
Litze7548/
Luizz7534/
Lluiz7521/
Lhaiz7518/
Leitz7516/
Lizst759/
Lietz759/
Luizë759/
Luisz758/
Luuiz758/
Loidz757/
Lhizz756/
Lloiz756/
Lhuiz756/
Leidz755/
Lizts754/
Lithz754/
Laizz754/
Luitz753/
Liezh753/
Laaiz753/
Laisz753/
Liuiz752/
Luixz752/
Luizc752/
Lhitz752/
Lheiz752/
Luizh752/
Lizzz752/
Littz752/
Laidz752/
Lizce752/
Lairz752/
Lhidz752/
Luizx751/
Gliez751/
Hluiz751/
Loitz751/
Lleiz751/
Liesz751/
Lihtz751/
Lizch751/
Lizse751/
Lizss751/
Liztz751/
Lizxs751/
Lizzt751/
Lishz751/
Liszs751/
Liszz751/
Lissz751/
Leisz751/
Leizh751/
Leizz751/
Lidzh751/
Lidzt751/
L'uiz751/
Laitz751/
Laizh751/
Laizs751/
Luizp751/
Luizt751/
Liezz751/
Lisjz751/
Hliez751/
Lei677,902,269/
Lai67351,363/
Lia67334,929/
Loi67250,477/
Lie67236,884/
Lis6764,461/
Lic6717,862/
Lui6714,175/
Lio678,346/
Lip677,901/
Lih676,346/
Lit674,395/
Lii671,417/
Lyz671,276/
Lid67776/
Laitsz67695/
Lez67490/
Lix67442/
Lli67347/
Liy67286/
Lij67109/
Hli6777/
Lyi6768/
Lhi6733/
Lgi6730/
Ljz679/
Øli678/
Laisze677/
Liù676/
Lizzth674/
Liszth674/
Luitze673/
Leitze672/
Lizowa672/
Laitze672/
Lói672/
Əli672/
Lizthz672/
Ɛli671/
Ɵli671/
Þþluiz671/
Léi671/
Lìliez671/
Liethz671/
Lizszz671/
Liztch671/
Liztse671/
Lizztt671/
Littze671/
Leithz671/
Lhoidz671/
Luiszz671/
Luitsz671/
Luitzh671/
Lizzse671/
Liç671/

Liz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liz in the Russian language
Лизliz-

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