Lahis Surname

300,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lahis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lahis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen5481:48,2213,898
Papua New Guinea3181:25,6412,833
Syria2911:66,3273,048
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Israel181:475,42436,085
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lahis (417) may also be a first name.

Lahis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lahis (Hindi: लहीस) is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lahis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 300,690th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,765,464 people. Lahis occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Lahis live; 70 percent live in West Asia and 43 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 420,947th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 417 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 548 people, or 1 in 48,221. In Yemen Lahis is primarily found in: Al Bayda Governorate, where 71 percent are found, Taiz Governorate, where 12 percent are found and Dhamar Governorate, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Yemen Lahis is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found and Syria, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lahuis91419/
Lahish917/
Leahis915/
Lahiss915/
Lahies914/
Laheist8325/
Lahaies839/
Lahuise830/
Lehis80140/
Loais8081/
Laeis8046/
Lahes8020/
Lohis8017/
Laois8016/
Lauis8013/
Leais8010/
La'is801/
Lohuis731,679/
Leaist7385/
Llohis7364/
Leheis7363/
Lohiss7316/
Laheus735/
Lehiss734/
Louais734/
Leuais733/
Leaish733/
Lhouis731/
Lehish731/
Leahes731/
Laijes731/
Lahich731/
Lhauis731/
Loohis731/
Lauise730/
Leauis730/
Laeiss730/
Laes67893/
Laäs6722/
Hloaise6715/
Lahiche679/
Lahayes673/
Lahesse671/
Lohuijs671/
Leujais671/
Lòis671/

Lahis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lahis in the Hindi language
लहीसlahisa-

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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 Lahis
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