Liius Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Liius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland311:177,31315,564
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Liius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liius occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liius? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Liius are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Finland, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 177,313. In Finland it is most frequent in: Pirkanmaa, where 61 percent reside, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 32 percent reside and Central Finland, where 3 percent reside. Other than Finland this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligius911/
Liiu892/
Liyus80159/
Lihiu8064/
Lițiu8029/
Lijiu806/
Lieus803/
Liihu801/
Liegious770/
Lițoiu7356/
Ligiau7312/
Ligiou734/
Liihou731/
Liihau731/
Lieu6727,875/
Liyu672,201/
Liéu672/
Lyiu672/
Lieusse671/
Liêu671/

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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 Liius
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