Lystra Forename

151,556th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,398 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Lystra Forename Definition:

Lis'-tra, that dissolves or disperses. A city of Lycania, the native place of Timothy. Here the apostles, having healed a cripple, were taken for gods. Acts xiv. 6 18.

Lystra Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago
 
70%
1,3791:987169
United States
100%
7181:504,92613,280
Canada-701:473,33412,733
Grenada
100%
561:1,931405
England
 
64%
341:1,635,38022,533
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 
95%
291:3,848708
Philippines
100%
191:5,579,44693,508
Barbados-161:18,1121,392
Indonesia-161:16,122,729440,799
United States Virgin Islands-101:10,9751,397
Australia-71:1,951,08917,897
India
100%
61:202,479,6622,100,642
Jamaica-61:480,53812,525
Montserrat-51:975152
South Africa
100%
41:13,633,162197,070
Malaysia
57%
 
41:7,612,485167,458
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Uganda-11:40,956,920131,348
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687

Lystra (116) may also be a surname.

Lystra Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lis'-tra, that dissolves or disperses. A city of Lycania, the native place of Timothy. Here the apostles, having healed a cripple, were taken for gods. Acts xiv. 6 18.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: ransoming.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

Lystra Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lhystra921/
Lystrea921/
Lystrah921/
Lysthra921/
Listra83760/
Lestra83167/
Lystre838/
Lystri834/
Lystro831/
Lestrai776/
Leastra774/
Liestra772/
Lestrad772/
Leustra771/
Laistra771/
Lesthra771/
Leystrj771/
Lestras771/
Leistra771/
Litstra771/
Listras771/
Listray771/
Listrea771/
D'Lestra711/
Lestraud711/
Listri67825/
Lestri67432/
Lestry6714/
Lestre6713/
Listry6711/
Lestro6710/
Listro677/
Listre675/
Liztra675/
Lextra673/
Lyztri671/
Lixtra671/
Lsturh671/

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