Lia Surname

15,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malta

Lia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia11,1981:11,8101,499
Bangladesh7,8401:20,3261,442
Ivory Coast2,5701:8,977756
Italy2,2361:27,3514,898
Brazil1,7381:123,1734,661
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Norway1,1181:4,600420
United States8421:430,47437,141
Australia7001:38,5655,009
Romania6481:30,9843,935
Bolivia5581:19,0261,611
Malta3191:1,349143
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
Malaysia3111:94,8376,560
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Argentina2561:166,96614,042
France2251:295,21245,187
Vietnam1721:538,6401,496
Mexico1711:725,88411,032
Portugal1601:65,1143,431
India1451:5,290,106129,949
Papua New Guinea1331:61,3067,931
Nigeria1211:1,463,99056,236
Canada1161:317,63429,153
England931:599,11935,891
Greece931:119,13820,020
Uganda921:424,34025,938
Pakistan831:2,152,33620,049
Wales691:44,8484,288
Taiwan671:349,9222,772
Solomon Islands591:9,8311,696
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Cambodia551:281,5843,416
Iran431:1,785,64066,464
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
China321:42,728,7992,300
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
American Samoa191:2,935631
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Gibraltar131:2,612585
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Macau21:300,8151,009
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tonga11:107,313791
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Lia (334,929) may also be a first name.

Lia Last Name Facts

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

Lia (Arabic: لِيا, Georgian: ლია, Hindi: लीा, Oriya: ଲିଆ) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lia is the 15,890th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 207,670 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Lia are found; 33 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 33 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lia is also the 3,111th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 334,929 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 11,198 people, or 1 in 11,810. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Java, where 24 percent live, South Sumatra, where 9 percent live and East Java, where 9 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name is found in 104 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 22 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent live.

Lia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lia has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Lia are 32.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning €23,445 per year; in Norway they earn 9.78% less than the national average, earning 312,218 kr per year; in United States they earn 31.07% more than the national average, earning $56,557 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.57% more than the national average, earning $54,934 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laia8668,824/
Liau868,477/
Lias865,414/
Liad861,662/
Liat86775/
Liea86767/
Glia86335/
Liap86328/
Liaz86299/
Liaj86119/
Liai86101/
Liay8682/
Liaa8649/
Lioa8615/
Llia868/
Hlia868/
Ålia861/
Li80104,892,114/
La80502,950/
Liash751,077/
Gliha75666/
Liaud75380/
Liach75123/
Hlias75104/
Liaut75102/
Liais7592/
Liaia7532/
Liatt7526/
Liaas7522/
Glila7520/
Loaia7519/
Liaøy7518/
Liaya7514/
Liass7514/
Liaus7514/
Hliad7512/
Llias758/
Liauh758/
Liaja757/
Liaid755/
D'Lia754/
Liadh753/
Liats753/
Laaia752/
Liadt752/
Liaux752/
Hliat751/
Lliai751/
Lllia751/
Lyaia751/
Liahs751/
Liaih751/
Liait751/
Hllia751/
Liuua751/
Liaat751/
Liazz751/
Lhaia751/
Hliap751/
Liahy750/
Liays750/
Liatz750/
Lei673,739,001/
Lai673,581,809/
Lau67509,986/
Lay67335,240/
Lui6799,152/
Lis6791,537/
Lad6782,400/
Hla6756,653/
Lie6750,006/
Lea6747,342/
Lat6738,119/
Loi6738,016/
Lah6729,893/
Las6717,389/
Lio6711,281/
Loa679,955/
Lap678,996/
Laz677,901/
Liz677,308/
Laa676,108/
Lla674,823/
Laj674,685/
Lya674,060/
Lit673,489/
Lip673,340/
Lid671,974/
Lii671,162/
Lih671,158/
Lli671,018/
Liß67919/
Liy67604/
Lha67404/
Laç67322/
Liasch67141/
Lhi6791/
Lyi6786/
Lipowa6782/
Léa6774/
Liault6752/
Liaush6750/
Lij6743/
Hli6730/
Lihova6725/
Laï6722/
Lúa6719/
Geelia679/
Lač676/
Lað675/
Lga674/
Laÿ674/
Lgi672/
Laà672/
Laá672/
Laî672/
Glilia671/
Liṓ671/
Lại671/
Lợi671/
Lùa671/
Liù671/
Liǔ671/
Léi671/
Lóa671/
Laë671/
Laù671/
Lihowa671/
Lidowa671/
Liaowa671/
Liauht671/
Liahas671/
Glilla671/

Lia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lia in the Georgian language
ლიაlia-
Lia in the Oriya language
ଲିଆli'a60.53
ଲିଅli'a34.21
ଳିଆli'a5.26
Lia in the Hindi language
लीाlia33.33
लिाlia33.33
लिआli'a33.33
Lia in the Arabic language
لِياlia-

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