Lish Surname

185,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9141:189,37218,786
England2071:269,16921,240
India561:13,697,596234,369
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Wales121:257,87814,969
Israel101:855,76354,181
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2501:200,87517,457

Lish (346) may also be a first name.

Lish Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lish (Hindi: लिश, Oriya: ଲିଶ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lish.

How Common Is The Last Name Lish? popularity and diffusion

Lish is the 185,683rd most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,193,491 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Lish live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lish is also the 468,941st most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 346 people.

The surname Lish is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,914 people, or 1 in 189,372. In The United States it is most numerous in: Idaho, where 24 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Utah, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 30 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Lish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lish has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lish surname increased 766 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 398 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lish surname are 27.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.62% registered to vote for the political party.

Lish earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning $45,670 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lisch891,089/
Laish89612/
Loish89124/
Leish8981/
Luish8924/
Lishe8910/
Llish894/
Liesh892/
Lisht892/
Lishs891/
Liosh891/
Hlish891/
Litsh890/
Lis8691,537/
Lih861,158/
Liesch801,642/
Leisch80789/
Litsch80628/
Loisch80108/
Lischt80104/
Lische8050/
Litshe8026/
Laisch8025/
Lisæth8016/
Leishe806/
Laisht804/
Laisth804/
Leisht802/
Laishe802/
Lishch802/
Hlisch801/
Lishzt801/
D'Lish801/
Loissh801/
Luisch800/
Listch800/
Lischh800/
Leitsh800/
Luis75195,165/
List7520,502/
Leis7514,460/
Liss7510,385/
Lois7510,100/
Lais756,283/
Lesh754,349/
Lies753,481/
Lise753,463/
Lich752,169/
Lihe751,009/
Lihs75605/
Lios75535/
Leih75321/
Luih75124/
Lieh75110/
Lijs75109/
Lisz7596/
Laih7594/
Lidh7575/
Liht7568/
Lysh7546/
Lisø7545/
Lizh7540/
Llis7532/
Hlis7524/
Lisd7513/
Lhis757/
Lisp757/
Lisx754/
Lóis754/
Láis752/
Liås752/
Léis752/
Liph752/
Lihh751/
Llih751/
Lisc751/
Lisj751/
Ljsh751/
Lixh751/
Lhih751/
Leitsch731,075/
Litsche73115/
Laitsch7383/
Lishova7344/
Gliesch7326/
Lishowa734/
Lisehed732/
Liehsch731/
Leische731/
Lischtt731/
Li67104,892,114/
Lesch679,399/
Licht678,770/
Leist676,260/
Luise673,420/
Leiss672,225/
Liche671,928/
Lluis671,590/
Leise671,442/
Laise671,331/
Laich671,295/
Lisse671,245/
Liess671,226/
Leich671,006/
Leush67592/
Leijs67560/
Loise67476/
Litch67411/
Leisz67339/
Leshe67212/
Lyuis67209/
Laiss67157/
Luijs67134/
Hlihe67132/
Laysh67112/
Laist67105/
Liehs67103/
Luich6799/
Liais6792/
Leihs6785/
Loits6782/
Glies6775/
Leijh6750/
Liesz6748/
Laishova6740/
Luiss6739/
Lhies6737/
Loist6735/
Leids6734/
Loisz6734/
Loysh6732/
Luits6731/
Lijst6730/
Hleis6725/
Lesht6722/
Luist6722/
Leysh6718/
Leits6718/
Hlisc6717/
Litse6716/
Laijs6716/
Lästh6714/
Leesh6711/
Liuis6710/
Hlich679/
Llois678/
Loidh677/
Llesh675/
Lheis675/
Hlais674/
Laiph673/
Llihe673/
Llise673/
Loiss673/
Lizst673/
Hlies673/
Läsch673/
Hllis672/
Llich672/
Lisce672/
Listt672/
Liejh672/
Lessh672/
Laidh672/
Laits672/
Laisz672/
Listì672/
Leshd672/
Leash671/
Leiph671/
Litht671/
Lysch671/
Luuis671/
Luiht671/
Lihse671/
Llies671/
Llist671/
Lisst671/
Lithp671/
Leidh671/
Laais671/
Hlhis671/
Glihe671/
Laaih671/
Lhais671/
Loisd671/
Loijs671/
Llais671/
Lyais671/
Luisz671/
Luixh671/
Leiht671/
Laijh671/
Lijss671/
Liesė671/
Lhuis671/
Lichì671/
Liaih671/
Glihi671/
Luisd671/
Lleis671/
Liuhy671/
Llaih671/
Lizsx671/
Lyxsh671/
Luysh671/
Laihs671/
Leixh671/
Hleih671/
Liahy670/
Liays670/
Loids670/
Letsh670/
Liehy670/
Loich670/

Lish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lish in the Oriya language
ଲିଶlisa66.67
ଲିଷlisa33.33
Lish in the Hindi language
लिशlisa33.33
लीशlisa33.33
एलिशelisa16.67
लिशा़lisa16.67

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Footnotes

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