Liss Surname

49,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Liss Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who lived at the sign of the fox; one with some foxlike characteristic.

Liss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5071:65,8187,688
Germany1,1211:71,8169,111
Poland7231:52,5718,289
Israel6941:12,3311,887
Russia6101:236,26725,292
Sweden4451:22,1281,833
France3151:210,86632,777
Brazil1781:1,202,66541,567
Canada1481:248,95723,668
South Africa981:552,83443,423
England821:679,48938,951
Belarus561:169,66222,625
Venezuela531:569,88810,391
Kazakhstan471:376,22329,840
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Australia271:999,84158,390
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Colombia171:2,810,24014,126
India131:59,005,029552,550
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Wales91:343,83718,086
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
China31:455,773,85521,925
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Liss (3,302) may also be a first name.

Liss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who lived at the sign of the fox; one with some foxlike characteristic.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Liss Last Name Facts

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

Liss (Russian: Лисс) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Liss.

How Common Is The Last Name Liss? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 49,528th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 701,738 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Liss reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Liss is also the 124,478th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 3,302 people.

Liss is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,507 people, or 1 in 65,818. In The United States Liss is most frequent in: Illinois, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States Liss is found in 74 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent reside and Poland, where 7 percent reside.

Liss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Liss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Liss surname grew 5,052 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Liss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Liss last name are 40.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.66% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Liss earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 42.33% more than the national average, earning R 338,220 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.78% more than the national average, earning $25,604,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.75% more than the national average, earning $52,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.26% more than the national average, earning $62,732 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leiss892,225/
Lisse891,245/
Liess891,226/
Laiss89157/
Luiss8939/
Loiss893/
Lisst891/
Lishs891/
Lijss891/
Lis8691,537/
Laisse808,743/
Leisse80290/
Loisse8097/
Hleiss8023/
Luisse809/
Lleiss804/
Gliess801/
Liësse801/
Loissh801/
Llaiss800/
Luis75195,165/
List7520,502/
Leis7514,460/
Lois7510,100/
Lais756,283/
Less753,666/
Lies753,481/
Lise753,463/
Lish752,282/
Lihs75605/
Lios75535/
Lyss75319/
Lijs75109/
Lisz7596/
Lisø7545/
Llis7532/
Hlis7524/
Lisd7513/
Lhis757/
Lisp757/
Lisx754/
Lóis754/
Láis752/
Liås752/
Léis752/
Léss751/
Lisj751/
Lissova73144/
Lissová7315/
Luissss731/
Leggiss731/
L'Heiss731/
Hlaisse731/
Li67104,892,114/
Leist676,260/
Luise673,420/
Lesse671,693/
Lluis671,590/
Leise671,442/
Laise671,331/
Lisch671,089/
Laish67612/
Leijs67560/
Loise67476/
Leisz67339/
Lyuis67209/
Luijs67134/
Loish67124/
Laist67105/
Liehs67103/
Liais6792/
Leihs6785/
Loits6782/
Leish6781/
Glies6775/
Liesz6748/
Leess6741/
Lhies6737/
Loist6735/
Leids6734/
Loisz6734/
Leass6732/
Luits6731/
Lijst6730/
Leyss6729/
Hleis6725/
Luish6724/
Luist6722/
Leits6718/
Litse6716/
Laijs6716/
Leissová6713/
Letss6711/
Liuis6710/
Lishe6710/
Llois678/
Lheis675/
Llish674/
Hlais674/
Leuss673/
Llise673/
Lizst673/
Hlies673/
Lessø673/
Lysås673/
Hllis672/
Lless672/
Lisce672/
Listt672/
Lessh672/
Liesh672/
Laits672/
Lisht672/
Laisz672/
Listì672/
Luuis671/
Lihse671/
Llies671/
Llist671/
Laais671/
Hlhis671/
Lhais671/
Loisd671/
Loijs671/
Llais671/
Lyais671/
Luisz671/
Liesė671/
Lesst671/
Lhuis671/
Luisd671/
Lleis671/
Liosh671/
Lizsx671/
Laihs671/
Hless671/
Hlish671/
Liays670/
Loids670/

Liss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liss in the Russian language
Лиссliss-

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Liss Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Liss
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