Lirs Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Lirs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lirs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Lirš (13) are calculated separately.

Lirs (11) may also be a first name.

Lirs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lirs (Russian: Лирс) is found most in Russia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Lirš. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lirs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Lirs are found; 38 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 38 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Lirs is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The surname Lirs is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 48,041,019. In Russia Lirs is most numerous in: Moscow, where 33 percent live, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 33 percent live and Republic of Tatarstan, where 33 percent live. Other than Russia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lirš9213/
Liers89632/
Leirs89497/
Loirs89103/
Lairs8949/
Lirsz8941/
Lirås8910/
Lirsh891/
Liors891/
Lirsch80190/
Liersz8040/
Hlihrs802/
Leirås801/
Gliers801/
Lhirst800/
Leihrs800/
Lers7550/
Lurs7519/
Lürs7516/
Lirx751/
Liersch731,974/
Leirsch739/
Lahiers732/
Lührs673,940/
Leurs673,898/
Luhrs672,630/
Leers671,206/
Luers671,133/
Lears67274/
Luurs67207/
Lurås67182/
Lersh6758/
Lyrse6725/
Lirch6714/
Lerås6711/
Lhers678/
Lersz676/
Lehrs676/
Lerst675/
Lerse674/
Lirce674/
Lhurs674/
Lajrs674/
Lur's671/
Hlers671/
Layrs671/
Lersø671/
Leyrs671/
Lursh670/
Lyors670/

Lirs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lirs in the Russian language
Лирсlirs-

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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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  • 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 Lirs
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