Lily Surname

36,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lily Surname Definition:

1 nicknames and sign-names from the Lily [Middle English lilie, lylie, Old English lilie, Latin lili-um) 2 v. Lill(e)y (English)

Lily Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh5,2271:30,4871,959
Myanmar1,9831:26,192466
Indonesia1,5271:86,6079,086
Egypt1,3121:70,0736,466
India6471:1,185,57247,765
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Russia4151:347,28434,503
United States4121:879,75566,617
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Malaysia2941:100,3206,876
Nigeria2481:714,28532,812
Hong Kong2111:34,765608
Haiti1141:93,7184,638
France1131:587,81278,453
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Mexico1001:1,241,26214,731
Singapore981:56,2012,231
England771:723,61140,488
Australia631:428,50333,982
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Canada551:669,92054,285
Japan511:2,506,75130,743
Mauritius431:30,0795,976
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Portugal281:372,08012,265
China271:50,641,5392,733
Kenya261:1,776,15035,982
Solomon Islands241:24,1684,782
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Vietnam181:5,147,0032,420
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Armenia121:244,1826,167
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Maldives71:57,7392,642
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:204,83516,153
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2671:188,08516,600

Lily (281,184) may also be a first name.

Lily Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 nicknames and sign-names from the Lily [Middle English lilie, lylie, Old English lilie, Latin lili-um) 2 v. Lill(e)y (English)

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Perhaps the same as Lille or Lisle. 2. From the heraldric bearing, the fleur-delys. See Lys. 3. Lilley, a parish in Hertfordshire.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A beautiful flower. Llille, in the Welsh, the place by the river or stream, from Lli, a stream, and Lle, a place. Llu, an army, a troop; Llellu, the place of the army. In the Cornish—British Lhy is a troop, a company of horsemen, and le or li, a place.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Lilley; a location name in Berkshire, Yorkshire Orfrom the Danish, Lillie; from the German, Lilie; Fr.,from the Flemish, Lille; A. Lilje; from the Dutch, Lelie, Lelij; a personal name.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Lily Demographics

Lily Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 41 (2014)

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Lily Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lily (Bengali: লিলি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻠﻲ, Hindi: लिली, Marathi: लीला, Oriya: ଲିଲି, Tibetan: ལི་ལི་) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lily? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 36,094th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 498,430 people. The last name Lily is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Lily reside; 54 percent reside in South Asia and 36 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Lily is also the 3,741st most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 281,184 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 5,227 people, or 1 in 30,487. Barring Bangladesh this last name is found in 120 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Lily Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lily has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 154 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 35 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 53 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 25 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lily Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (63%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Lily last name are 2.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lily earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.08% less than the national average, earning $35,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.16% less than the national average, earning $41,155 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laily896,896/
Lilay893,081/
Liley892,122/
Lilya89541/
Lilyo89133/
Liloy89122/
Leily8997/
Liliy8972/
Liely8956/
Lioly895/
Llily891/
Hlily891/
Lilhy891/
Luily890/
Lailey80547/
Lailay80141/
Lailly80128/
Lisley8051/
Lailuy8029/
Lailya8026/
Leiley8021/
Leilly8013/
Lilaya8012/
Liliay8010/
Litley808/
Lielay804/
Lilyth804/
Liliey803/
Lailyo803/
Luilay803/
Luilya803/
Litloy802/
Lislay802/
Luiley801/
Luilly801/
Loiley801/
Loilly801/
Lilaiy801/
Liloey801/
Litlay801/
Lliley801/
Lailyy801/
Lieley800/
Lili7523,405/
Lila7522,338/
Lile755,752/
Lely753,699/
Lély7519/
Lilă755/
Lilé751/
Lilí751/
Littley73624/
Letilly73407/
Luithly7339/
Lailaya737/
Llailuy735/
Leisley733/
Laisley731/
Laittly731/
Lluiluy731/
Leilloy731/
Laislly731/
Laileey731/
Lailoey731/
Luisley730/
Leilley730/
Laila6775,610/
Liles6715,042/
Leila6712,670/
Lisle675,806/
Lilis673,372/
Luila672,367/
Lilia671,632/
Lilge671,394/
Lelay671,212/
Lilje671,104/
Lilai671,100/
Lilie67979/
Lilaj67761/
Litle67754/
Loila67694/
Lilio67618/
Lelya67607/
Loile67597/
Lilea67590/
Lihle67547/
Leley67532/
Lilit67488/
Liele67377/
Liloi67320/
Hlila67262/
Hlili67256/
Laile67239/
Lhila67234/
Lealy67232/
Liela67213/
Lilih67205/
Leloy67131/
L'Ely67127/
Layly67120/
Lelyo67112/
Leely67105/
Leile6774/
Lilee6758/
Lilei6758/
Lilip6758/
Lilid6757/
Lieli6752/
Lilep6749/
Liole6745/
Liler6744/
Lilii6743/
Lilaa6743/
Lilet6733/
Lihla6729/
Letilley6712/
Leyly679/
Lileu678/
Hlile677/
Leluy674/
Llile673/
Liloa673/
Luile673/
Liliç673/
Lihli673/
Llyle672/
Liliz672/
Lisli672/
Leliy672/
Lijle672/
L'Ile671/
Llila671/
Litli671/
Lehly671/
Lilès671/
Lailahay671/
L'Gailey671/
Lilés671/
Liled671/
Lilez671/
Lilhi671/
Llili671/
Hlely671/
Lieyliey671/
Lelyi671/
Lilui670/
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Lily Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lily in the Tibetan language
ལི་ལི་lili-
Lily in the Oriya language
ଲିଲିlili93.17
ଲିଲୀlili3.49
ଲିଲିାଇଁlilia'im2.38
ଲୀଲିlili0.48
ଲୀଲୀlili0.32
ଲିଳିlili0.16
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Lily in the Bengali language
লিলিlili78.13
লিলীlili21.88
Lily in the Marathi language
लीलाlila75
लेिलयाleilaya25
Lily in the Hindi language
लिलीlili66.15
लिलिlili20
लीलीlili13.85
Lily in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻠﻲallyly55.56
ﻟﻴﻠﻲlyly22.22
ﺍﻟﻠﻲally11.11
ﻟﻴﻠﻰlyly11.11

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