Liisa Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Jersey

Liisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Finland91:610,74534,002
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Liisa (37,361) may also be a first name.

Liisa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liisa (Russian: Лииса) occurs in Estonia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,661,929th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Liisa live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 23 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Liisa is also the 23,501st most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 37,361 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Estonia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 110,150. Beside Estonia this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and Finland, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lihisa919/
Lijisa913/
Liisah913/
Lijisha832/
Liesa80413/
Liise8095/
Liiso8030/
Liisi804/
Liiza804/
Liysa804/
Lyisa802/
Liija802/
Lliishha774/
Liesis73155/
Lihise7361/
Liesau7352/
Liesay7332/
Lietsa7322/
Liiser7313/
Leoisa7310/
Liessa737/
Liyosa734/
Liijha733/
Lijija733/
Liicea732/
Liecis732/
Luhisa731/
Luuisa731/
Liisho731/
Liesia731/
Liegia731/
Lieise731/
Liicha731/
Lueisa731/
Liesha731/
Liesaus67112/
Lihuise6727/
Lihuisi6724/
Lieshaj6714/
Liessau6711/
Lietsha674/
Looyisa674/
Liegios672/
Liysais671/
Leoisha671/
Lijishe671/
Leaissa671/
Leaisah671/
Lehisia671/
Leyiesa671/
Liezsay671/
Liithshath671/

Liisa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liisa in the Russian language
Лиисаliisa-

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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
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  • 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 Liisa
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