Lilian Surname

99,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Lilian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lilian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2411:37,2123,981
Cameroon9541:21,7712,978
Nigeria4891:362,25519,428
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Brazil2651:807,82829,291
Indonesia2171:609,44348,345
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
Israel951:90,08010,606
Papua New Guinea801:101,92113,735
France631:1,054,329115,549
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Iran611:1,258,73053,327
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Taiwan581:404,2203,133
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Uganda511:765,47637,015
England391:1,428,66862,556
China361:37,981,1552,028
Solomon Islands351:16,5723,167
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Moldova151:237,42521,121
India131:59,005,029552,550
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
El Salvador81:792,9863,584
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Lílian (9) are calculated separately.

Lilian (1,124,061) may also be a first name.

Lilian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lilian (Arabic: يليان, Bengali: লিলিয়ান, Georgian: ლილიან, Hindi: लिलियन, Marathi: िलिलयन, Oriya: ଲିଲିଆନ, Russian: Лилиан) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Lílian. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lilian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 99,794th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,537,781 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Lilian live; 27 percent live in East Africa and 20 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 749th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 1,124,061 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,241 people, or 1 in 37,212. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 11 percent live, Kisii County, where 10 percent live and Busia County, where 9 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 96 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Lilian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lilian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lilian last name increased 6,550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lilian Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lilian last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Lilian are 16.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.57% being registered with the party.

The amount Lilian earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.05% less than the national average, earning R 80,676 per year and in United States they earn 6.36% less than the national average, earning $40,404 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lílian949/
Liliane924,471/
Liliang92212/
Liulian9247/
Lailian924/
Liliann922/
Leilian921/
Liliank921/
Lhilian921/
Lilan91990/
Lilianne8622/
Lailiang8621/
Liliatin8611/
Loiliang861/
Llailian861/
Leiliang861/
Liland831,220/
Lilang83913/
Lailan83715/
Lilane83146/
Liliam83105/
Lilyan8384/
Lilaan8341/
Liulan8332/
Lylian8325/
Lelian8323/
Lulian8319/
Lilion8312/
Leilan8310/
Lilein837/
Lilean835/
Lélian833/
Lilain832/
Lilant832/
Llilan831/
Lislan831/
Lilamn831/
Lilgan831/
Lielan831/
Loilan831/
Lilann831/
Luilan830/
Lilhan830/
Lilianova8027/
Hlailiang801/
Lailang77505/
Litland77247/
Loiland77133/
Lailaan7762/
Lilasin7761/
Lisland7739/
Lullian7732/
Leelian7720/
Leylian7715/
Loilane7713/
Leiland778/
Liliong777/
Lilhein777/
Leliane775/
Leillan775/
Leliang773/
Liulion773/
Leliant772/
Lailann772/
Lilanne771/
Lilyann771/
Lailand771/
Loilang771/
Llulian771/
Luilang771/
Léliane771/
Hleilan771/
Leilane771/
Lailain771/
Lailyan771/
Lijlant771/
Lilahan771/
Lilasen771/
Leslian771/
Laylian771/
Litlane771/
Lilione771/
Loylian771/
Lilhang771/
Lailean771/
Leiliam771/
Lailane770/
Lelan732,375/
Lilam73469/
Lulan73171/
Lilon73105/
Lilón731/
Lylan730/
Lailatin71254/
Leitlein7140/
Lilasing7130/
Luitland7116/
Laillant7110/
Lilanova718/
Lilioina715/
Lilanová715/
Loilatin713/
Leeliang713/
Leitland712/
Littlean712/
Lilachin711/
Leitlaan711/
Leitlane711/
Lhailang711/
Leyliane711/
Lailaine711/
Lesliann710/
Laitland710/
Luillain710/
Leland677,331/
Lelang67852/
Lilong67292/
Liliom67269/
Lelean67262/
Lailon67154/
Lelant67127/
Lealan6791/
Luelan6778/
Lilone6759/
Laylan6747/
Lelane6747/
Leelan6743/
Lelann6734/
Lislam6734/
Lailam6720/
Lelyan6718/
Lelianova6715/
Leliam6713/
Lullan6710/
Leulan678/
Leylan677/
Lehlan675/
Lilionova673/
Leilam673/
Lelaan673/
Lileyn672/
Lelanh672/
Lilham672/
Lilyon672/
Lelhan672/
Litlam672/
Lylyan671/
Lulhan671/
Lilasingh671/
Leilasing671/
Loilon671/
Llelan671/
Liolon671/
Loylan671/
Lajlan671/
Lilonk671/
Liloon671/
Leslan671/
Lelgan671/
Leliaanne671/
Litlon671/
Hlulan671/
Lislaynne671/
Lislon671/
Leilon671/
Hlailaing671/
Luilon670/

Lilian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lilian in the Georgian language
ლილიანlilian-
Lilian in the Bengali language
লিলিয়ানliliyana-
Lilian in the Marathi language
िलिलयनililayana71.43
जीलीलीएनjilili'ena14.29
इलनilana14.29
Lilian in the Hindi language
लिलियनliliyana66.67
लीलिअनlili'ana33.33
Lilian in the Oriya language
ଲିଲିଆନlili'ana57.14
ଲିଲିୟାନliliyana14.29
ଲିଲିଆନ୍lili'an14.29
ଲିଲିଅନlili'ana14.29
Lilian in the Russian language
Лилианlilian-
Lilian in the Arabic language
يليانylyan-
لليليانllylyan-
ليليانlylyan-

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