Iliš Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Iliš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iliš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia61:350,24517,994
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Iliş (1,515), Ilis (831) & Iliś (1) are calculated separately.

Iliš Last Name Facts

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

Iliš occurs in North Macedonia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Iliş, Ilis or Iliś. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iliš? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Iliš is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Iliš live; 88 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Iliš is most frequently used in North Macedonia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 350,245. In North Macedonia Iliš is most numerous in: Northeastern, where 83 percent reside and Southwestern, where 17 percent reside. Excluding North Macedonia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 13 percent reside and Slovakia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iliş921,515/
Ilis92831/
Iliś921/
Gailiš801/
Ilic759,032/
Ileš75465/
Iliz7567/
Iliç7561/
Ilix7519/
Ilij753/
Eliš751/
Gailišs735/
Ilišová733/
Ilies677,958/
Gilis673,049/
Ilich672,762/
Ilieş671,092/
Hilis67733/
Ilgiz67420/
Iluis67418/
Giliç67381/
Islis67255/
Illis67246/
Jilis67199/
Ilgiç67167/
Ilois67108/
Ilice6798/
Ailis6785/
Illiz6779/
Ilaiz6772/
Hilic6771/
Illeš6768/
Ilios6763/
Iolis6762/
Illic6740/
Ilais6736/
Ilish6730/
Yiliş6727/
Ilijć6722/
Ilisz6718/
Iliss6716/
Yilis6713/
Hiliz6710/
Ihlis679/
Hyliš679/
Giliz679/
Jilic676/
Ilgis676/
Ilijh676/
Heliš675/
Eilis674/
Uilis673/
Iliez672/
Ilise672/
Hilix672/
Ilijz671/
Ileis671/
Ilaij671/
Itlis671/
Oilic671/
Jiliç671/
Ielis671/
Illij670/

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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 Iliš
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