De-Lys Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Tunisia

De-Lys Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Lys.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

De-Lys 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
France161:4,151,420237,746
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

De-Lys Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name De-Lys Come From? nationality or country of origin

De-Lys occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of De-Lys click here.

How Common Is The Last Name De-Lys? popularity and diffusion

The surname De-Lys is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of De-Lys live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name De-Lys is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 4,151,420. In France De-Lys is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 94 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 6 percent reside. Barring France this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent reside and Switzerland, where 4 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
de Lys8362/
De-Lis8310/
De-Lay833/
De-Ley831/
De-Leus7715/
de Loys7710/
De-Luis779/
de Ly73106/
De-La732/
De-Leest712/
De-Lloyd712/
de Luyts711/
de Ley67402/
de Lis67255/
de Lay67134/
de Loy6722/
de Les6721/
de Luy6714/
de Lyz675/
De-Leu672/
De-Liz671/
de Lahays671/
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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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  • 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 De-Lys
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