Lih Surname

322,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Lih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2581:512,59441,794
Malaysia1661:177,67610,706
Cambodia1331:116,4452,516
Vietnam1171:791,8471,721
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Cameroon561:370,87632,690
Brunei501:8,3751,042
Pakistan431:4,154,50929,278
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Australia341:793,99150,673
Ivory Coast311:744,23320,430
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
India101:76,706,538639,611
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Líh (1) are calculated separately.

Lih (6,346) may also be a first name.

Lih Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lih (Arabic: لئه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻪ, Marathi: लीह, Oriya: ଲିହ) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Líh. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lih.

How Common Is The Last Name Lih? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 322,243rd most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,293,218 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Lih live; 65 percent live in Southeast Asia and 41 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lih is also the 82,665th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 6,346 people.

The last name Lih is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 512,594. In Indonesia it is most common in: West Java, where 39 percent reside, Banten, where 26 percent reside and North Sumatra, where 12 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 14 percent reside and Cambodia, where 11 percent reside.

Lih Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lih last name are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.75% registered with the political party.

Lih earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.87% more than the national average, earning $55,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Líh891/
Lish862,282/
Lich862,169/
Lihe861,009/
Lihs86605/
Leih86321/
Luih86124/
Lieh86110/
Laih8694/
Lidh8675/
Liht8668/
Liph862/
Lihh861/
Llih861/
Lhih861/
Li80104,892,114/
Licht758,770/
Laich751,295/
Leich751,006/
Laish75612/
Hlihe75132/
Loish75124/
Luich7599/
Leihs7585/
Leish7581/
Leijh7550/
Luish7524/
Hlich759/
Loidh757/
Llish754/
Laiph753/
Llihe753/
Llich752/
Liejh752/
Laidh752/
Lisht752/
Leiph751/
Litht751/
Luiht751/
Lithp751/
Leidh751/
Glihe751/
Laaih751/
Lishs751/
Leiht751/
Laijh751/
Lichì751/
Liaih751/
Glihi751/
Liuhy751/
Llaih751/
Laihs751/
Hleih751/
Hlish751/
Liahy750/
Liehy750/
Loich750/
Lei673,739,001/
Lai673,581,809/
Lui6799,152/
Lis6791,537/
Lie6750,006/
Loi6738,016/
Lia6735,092/
Leitch6715,697/
Lio6711,281/
Leicht6710,110/
Leh678,408/
Liz677,308/
Lit673,489/
Lip673,340/
Lid671,974/
Lyh671,760/
Lii671,162/
Lli671,018/
Liß67919/
Liy67604/
Loicht67240/
Loisch67108/
Lischt67104/
Lhi6791/
Lyi6786/
Leiths6753/
Laicht6751/
Lij6743/
Hli6730/
Léh6727/
Laisch6725/
Lihova6725/
Lisæth6716/
Lhe6713/
Lhy679/
Lhj675/
Lyuich674/
Lyaich674/
Laitch674/
Laisht674/
Laisth674/
Leihøj673/
Ljh673/
Leisht672/
Lgi672/
Lêh672/
Lishch672/
Laijhe671/
Leichh671/
Hlisch671/
Glileh671/
Liṓ671/
Lại671/
Lợi671/
Lishzt671/
Liù671/
Liǔ671/
Léi671/
Hllich671/
Leitth671/
Lihowa671/
Lhaich671/
Lhaith671/
D'Lish671/
Lichth671/
Hleijh671/
Laichz671/
Laaich671/
Loissh671/
Luisch670/
Lehgih670/
Lischh670/
Leitsh670/

Lih Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lih in the Oriya language
ଲିହliha-
Lih in the Marathi language
लीहliha-
Lih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻪallyh83.33
ﺍﻟﻠﻲally16.67
Lih in the Arabic language
لئهlyh-

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