Liis Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Estonia

Liis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines861:1,177,18993,405
Estonia691:19,1573,287
Israel91:950,84857,975
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Liis (3,049) may also be a first name.

Liis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liis (Russian: Лиис) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Liis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,263,456th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Liis reside; 48 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 47 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Liis is also the 130,778th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,049 people.

Liis is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 1,177,189. In The Philippines Liis is most common in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 94 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 2 percent reside and Cagayan Valley, where 1 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 38 percent reside and Israel, where 5 percent reside.

Liis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Liis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Liis last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liise8995/
Lihis895/
Liies892/
Liois892/
Liish891/
Hliis891/
Lihise8061/
Liggis805/
Liiths801/
Lieeis801/
Lies753,481/
Lioi752,280/
Lihi75838/
Liji75571/
Liit7552/
Liid7522/
Liip759/
Liei755/
Liys754/
Liiz752/
Liie752/
Liih752/
Lyis752/
Liiy752/
Lyii752/
Liij751/
Liio751/
Li'i751/
Luigies7359/
Lihuise7327/
Lijishe731/
Liese674,974/
Liess671,226/
Lijoi67765/
Lijić67278/
Lihić67277/
Liggi67265/
Lioui67249/
Liets67195/
Lijji67173/
Luiji67164/
Lihui67159/
Lehis67140/
Lijei67124/
Lijie67124/
Liehs67103/
Liest67102/
Lihai6788/
Laiji6775/
Liehi6760/
Liesz6748/
Lijic6743/
Lhies6737/
Lihoi6731/
Lihid6731/
Lioio6730/
Lihic6723/
Lieds6720/
Lihit6719/
Lihio6717/
Liyds6715/
Liyos6714/
Lueis6713/
Lijhi6712/
Liitt6712/
Lihie6712/
Laiyi6711/
Leais6710/
Lihei6710/
Lhihi678/
Luiyi677/
Lihii676/
Lioes676/
Leois675/
Lijai675/
Liyts674/
Lyits674/
Lliiy673/
Llioi673/
Leeis673/
Hlies673/
Lihiy673/
Loiji673/
Leiyi673/
Leeii672/
Liooi672/
Liiey672/
Lijui672/
Lyies672/
Loiyi672/
Lijit672/
Liesh672/
Lgies672/
Luuis671/
Lihij671/
Liice671/
Llies671/
Lliie671/
Lieui671/
Leiji671/
Liégi671/
Llyis671/
Liesė671/
Liysh671/
Li'ai671/
Lijes671/
Hliji671/
Luhis670/

Liis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liis in the Russian language
Лиисliis-

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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 Liis
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