Lijster Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lijster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lijster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2051:82,37613,768
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lijster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lijster occurs most in The Netherlands. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lijster click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lijster? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lijster is the 1,144,405th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The last name Lijster is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Lijster are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 82,376. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 26 percent live, Drenthe, where 22 percent live and Overijssel, where 21 percent live. Besides The Netherlands it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 0 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leijster935/
Lister9232,356/
Leister867,681/
Lidster861,989/
Litster861,337/
Laister86984/
Liester86202/
Hlister8657/
Luister8623/
Lisæter865/
Lishter863/
Lioster862/
Llister861/
Loister861/
Listere861/
Listher861/
Listter861/
Liszter861/
Leistert8032/
Leiszter8031/
Laistter802/
Gliester801/
Leiseter801/
Liesther801/
Leisterh801/
Littster800/
Leidster800/
Leisster800/
Lester7780,638/
Lyster773,057/
Listre7772/
Läster7737/
Lizter773/
Lišter772/
Líster771/
Ljøsterød7510/
Listerova751/
Lichter714,482/
Lauster71977/
Luyster71472/
Listoir71252/
Lesther7193/
Loester7173/
Ledster7153/
Leaster7153/
Lydster7133/
Leyster7128/
Leester7124/
Lesteur7124/
Lesster7122/
Loyster7121/
Laester7120/
Louster7111/
Lestter7110/
Lestere719/
Lestier719/
Hlisterová713/
Lexster713/
Lesterr713/
Letster712/
Llester712/
Layster711/
Lesterz711/
Lysther711/
Hlester711/
Lesteer711/
Lesterd711/
Lestert711/
Lesterp711/
Laisterova711/
Hlisterova711/
Luistre711/
Luester711/
Lizterz711/
Leuster711/
Lyester710/
Leshter710/
Lidstir710/
Leichter671,524/
Lichtert67251/
Laichter6770/
Lojchter6714/
Lajchter6712/
Lejchter676/
Litchter672/
Luystier672/
L'Lester671/
Lausther671/
Luystter671/
Lesstier671/
Leesther671/
Listoire671/
Laustere671/
L'Estere671/
Loichter671/
Luesther670/
Leuyster670/
Louester670/
Llichter670/
Leasteir670/

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