Lijs Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lijs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lijs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands691:244,74231,623
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Lijs (14) may also be a first name.

Lijs Last Name Facts

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

Lijs is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lijs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,755,741st most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname Lijs is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Lijs reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lijs is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name internationally It is held by 14 people.

The last name Lijs is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 244,742. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 42 percent reside, North Holland, where 29 percent reside and Flevoland, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands Lijs exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 11 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leijs89560/
Luijs89134/
Lijas8962/
Lijst8930/
Laijs8916/
Lijos894/
Loijs891/
Lijss891/
Lijes891/
Lis8691,537/
Ljs869/
Looijs8083/
Lijesh8029/
Luijts8013/
Leijse8012/
Lijosh805/
Llijes803/
Liejes802/
Glijhs801/
Louijs801/
Loeijs801/
Luis75195,165/
List7520,502/
Leis7514,460/
Liss7510,385/
Lois7510,100/
Lais756,283/
Lies753,481/
Lise753,463/
Lish752,282/
Lihs75605/
Lios75535/
Lajs75159/
Lisz7596/
Lisø7545/
Llis7532/
Lejs7531/
Hlis7524/
Lisd7513/
Lhis757/
Lisp757/
Lyjs756/
Lisx754/
Lóis754/
Lojs754/
Láis752/
Liås752/
Léis752/
Lisj751/
Lujs751/
Ljds751/
Ljhs751/
Ljjs751/
Ljsh751/
Ljsj751/
Ljts751/
Lijeesh7310/
Looijse736/
Leist676,260/
Luise673,420/
Lajos673,406/
Leiss672,225/
Laios671,678/
Lluis671,590/
Leise671,442/
Laise671,331/
Lisse671,245/
Lajus671,242/
Liess671,226/
Lisch671,089/
Lajas67915/
Lojas67835/
Liyas67707/
Lajis67676/
Laius67620/
Laish67612/
Lejas67577/
Lejos67569/
Loise67476/
Luyis67474/
Luies67448/
Liias67402/
Leisz67339/
Lajes67261/
Lyuis67209/
Laiss67157/
Loish67124/
Laist67105/
Liehs67103/
Leies6795/
Liais6792/
Loios6789/
Leius6788/
Leihs6785/
Loits6782/
Leish6781/
Glies6775/
Laies6757/
Liesz6748/
Leuis6744/
Lajst6744/
Luiss6739/
Lhies6737/
Loyis6735/
Lejes6735/
Loist6735/
Lajsz6735/
Leids6734/
Loisz6734/
Lejis6731/
Luits6731/
Lujas6728/
Hleis6725/
Luish6724/
Layis6722/
Luist6722/
Loies6720/
Laias6719/
Leits6718/
Litse6716/
Lujes6715/
Liyos6714/
Liaus6714/
Loiis6712/
Liuis6710/
Lishe6710/
Liyes6710/
Luios6710/
Leias678/
Llois678/
Lujis678/
Lojos675/
Leios675/
Lheis675/
Lojes674/
Llish674/
Hlais674/
Lajús674/
Lóios674/
Llise673/
Loiss673/
Lizst673/
Hlies673/
Lojsz673/
Hllis672/
Liies672/
Lyies672/
Lisce672/
Listt672/
Liesh672/
Laits672/
Lisht672/
Laisz672/
Leyis672/
Listì672/
Leiis672/
Luuis671/
Lihse671/
Lijaz671/
Liues671/
Llies671/
Llist671/
Lisst671/
Laais671/
Hlhis671/
Lhais671/
Lishs671/
Loisd671/
Loias671/
Llais671/
Lyais671/
Luiis671/
Luisz671/
Lijce671/
Liesė671/
Lhuis671/
Liaes671/
Luisd671/
Lleis671/
Luias671/
Liosh671/
Ljhhs671/
Lizsx671/
Lijzt671/
Laihs671/
Hlish671/
Lioas670/
Liays670/
Loids670/

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