Lisim Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lisim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lisim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Lisim (284) may also be a first name.

Lisim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lisim is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lisim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Lisim reside; 53 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 47 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 525,265th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 284 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea Lisim is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 59 percent are found, Bougainville, where 34 percent are found and Madang, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 22 percent are found.

Lisim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lisim has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laisim919/
Lissim919/
Lisime915/
Lisimg914/
Lishim911/
Lisheim831/
Litim8015,701/
Lisin809,194/
Lizim80133/
Lusim8059/
Lesim8033/
Lisem8028/
Liuim804/
Lijim804/
Litsheim77214/
Lidsheim77124/
Lisimova7754/
Lissheim7713/
Leischim770/
Lising7311,266/
Laisin73639/
Luisin73430/
Laitim73191/
Lishin73135/
Lissin7393/
Liesem7351/
Leisin7330/
Lisien7328/
Loijim7323/
Loisin7322/
Lissem7320/
Lessim7319/
Littim7311/
Lesime7311/
Liseme7311/
Litsin738/
Lihsin734/
Hlitim734/
Lussim734/
Leisem733/
Lisind733/
Liesin733/
Lisisn732/
Liszin731/
Luizim731/
Lätsim731/
Laysim731/
Lijimg731/
Laisym731/
Lexsim731/
Leitim731/
Litimn731/
Leesim731/
Liseam730/
Liggim730/
Leising671,855/
Leim67785/
Laim67676/
Laising67229/
Liessem67178/
Leisink67169/
Loim6797/
Lischin6787/
Lishina6767/
Laichim6763/
Lissina6752/
Lissing6750/
Luising6749/
Lisienė6745/
Lysheim6742/
Loissin6723/
Lesheim6716/
Liehsem6712/
Luim6710/
Lhim679/
Lisn675/
Loichim674/
Lisisng674/
Leitsin673/
Laissin673/
Litsing673/
Lijsing673/
Leishin672/
Leishem672/
Lyuisin672/
Lissisn671/
Luissin671/
Loising671/
Lizziem671/
Lijsink671/
Lidsing671/
Letsime671/
Leschim671/
Laissem671/
Lihsing671/
Llising671/
Lissien670/
Leasime670/
Lission670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Lisim
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