List Surname
Approximately 20,502 people bear this surname
List Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of List, a pet form of Listhard (clever, strong).
List Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,211 | 1:11,164 | 1,424 |
| United States | 5,932 | 1:61,102 | 7,164 |
| Austria | 1,930 | 1:4,412 | 478 |
| England | 778 | 1:71,617 | 8,196 |
| Denmark | 700 | 1:8,064 | 735 |
| Australia | 632 | 1:42,715 | 5,433 |
| Russia | 614 | 1:234,728 | 25,124 |
| Netherlands | 520 | 1:32,475 | 5,414 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Canada | 245 | 1:150,390 | 15,330 |
| France | 184 | 1:360,993 | 53,985 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| New Zealand | 172 | 1:26,327 | 4,610 |
| Switzerland | 115 | 1:71,417 | 8,505 |
| India | 92 | 1:8,337,667 | 172,929 |
| Mexico | 65 | 1:1,909,634 | 18,382 |
| Luxembourg | 64 | 1:9,071 | 1,442 |
| Belarus | 56 | 1:169,662 | 22,625 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Poland | 44 | 1:863,835 | 66,160 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| Kazakhstan | 37 | 1:477,905 | 35,586 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Czechia | 28 | 1:379,767 | 44,481 |
| Slovenia | 26 | 1:95,680 | 11,418 |
| Croatia | 23 | 1:183,852 | 22,841 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 1:597,509 | 4,667 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 485 | 1:50,258 | 6,124 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:197,011 | 7,414 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,144 | 1:43,897 | 5,093 |
List (409) may also be a first name.
List Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of List, a pet form of Listhard (clever, strong).
1. From root of the Old German names Lista, Listhar; perhaps from Anglo-Saxon list, art, wisdom, science. 2. Connected with Lister, which is probably from the old word litster, lytster, a dyer. The name of the celebrated musician, Liszt, would seem to be from the Hungarian word liszt, flour, but the reason is not obvious.
List Demographics
List Political Affiliation
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List Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name List Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname List (Russian: Лист) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name List? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 26,243rd most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 355,455 people. The last name List occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of List are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 426,190th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 409 people.
The last name List is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 7,211 people, or 1 in 11,164. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 27 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found and Saxony, where 13 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 98 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Austria, where 9 percent are found.
List Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of List has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 519 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 68 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
List Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the List surname are 17.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.59% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount List earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7% more than the national average, earning $46,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning $53,362 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leist | 89 | 6,260 | / |
| Liste | 89 | 2,071 | / |
| Liszt | 89 | 581 | / |
| Laist | 89 | 105 | / |
| Liest | 89 | 102 | / |
| Loist | 89 | 35 | / |
| Lijst | 89 | 30 | / |
| Luist | 89 | 22 | / |
| Listh | 89 | 19 | / |
| Lists | 89 | 3 | / |
| Lizst | 89 | 3 | / |
| Listt | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lisht | 89 | 2 | / |
| Listì | 89 | 2 | / |
| Liust | 89 | 1 | / |
| Llist | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lisst | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lis | 86 | 91,537 | / |
| Lit | 86 | 3,489 | / |
| Leiste | 80 | 400 | / |
| Luiset | 80 | 165 | / |
| Lischt | 80 | 104 | / |
| Lhoist | 80 | 84 | / |
| Listte | 80 | 56 | / |
| Leiszt | 80 | 37 | / |
| Lisæth | 80 | 16 | / |
| Laiste | 80 | 8 | / |
| Loiset | 80 | 6 | / |
| Laisht | 80 | 4 | / |
| Loiste | 80 | 4 | / |
| Luiste | 80 | 4 | / |
| Laisth | 80 | 4 | / |
| Leisht | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leists | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lishte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lishzt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leiset | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leistz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leidst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Luis | 75 | 195,165 | / |
| Leis | 75 | 14,460 | / |
| Liss | 75 | 10,385 | / |
| Lois | 75 | 10,100 | / |
| Lais | 75 | 6,283 | / |
| Lust | 75 | 6,149 | / |
| Litt | 75 | 4,869 | / |
| Lies | 75 | 3,481 | / |
| Lise | 75 | 3,463 | / |
| Lite | 75 | 3,268 | / |
| Liot | 75 | 2,321 | / |
| Lish | 75 | 2,282 | / |
| Lait | 75 | 2,164 | / |
| Loit | 75 | 1,426 | / |
| Lith | 75 | 734 | / |
| Leit | 75 | 649 | / |
| Liet | 75 | 639 | / |
| Lihs | 75 | 605 | / |
| Lios | 75 | 535 | / |
| Luit | 75 | 479 | / |
| Lyst | 75 | 222 | / |
| Lest | 75 | 139 | / |
| Lijs | 75 | 109 | / |
| Lisz | 75 | 96 | / |
| Liht | 75 | 68 | / |
| Lüst | 75 | 67 | / |
| Lisø | 75 | 45 | / |
| Llis | 75 | 32 | / |
| Hlis | 75 | 24 | / |
| Lisd | 75 | 13 | / |
| Lidt | 75 | 11 | / |
| Lizt | 75 | 11 | / |
| Lhis | 75 | 7 | / |
| Lisp | 75 | 7 | / |
| Lisx | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lóis | 75 | 4 | / |
| Litp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Llit | 75 | 2 | / |
| Láis | 75 | 2 | / |
| Liås | 75 | 2 | / |
| Léis | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hlit | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lgit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Litd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lißt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Läst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lisj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lijt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lixt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Listova | 73 | 1,014 | / |
| Leiseth | 73 | 272 | / |
| Listová | 73 | 40 | / |
| Laheist | 73 | 25 | / |
| L'Hoist | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lischtt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luisete | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lahaist | 73 | 0 | / |
| Li | 67 | 104,892,114 | / |
| Leite | 67 | 514,653 | / |
| Leith | 67 | 9,313 | / |
| Licht | 67 | 8,770 | / |
| Luise | 67 | 3,420 | / |
| Leiss | 67 | 2,225 | / |
| Lyust | 67 | 1,812 | / |
| Leste | 67 | 1,774 | / |
| Lluis | 67 | 1,590 | / |
| Leise | 67 | 1,442 | / |
| Laith | 67 | 1,363 | / |
| Laise | 67 | 1,331 | / |
| Lisse | 67 | 1,245 | / |
| Liess | 67 | 1,226 | / |
| Lisch | 67 | 1,089 | / |
| Leest | 67 | 865 | / |
| Laite | 67 | 782 | / |
| Laish | 67 | 612 | / |
| Leijs | 67 | 560 | / |
| Loise | 67 | 476 | / |
| Lieth | 67 | 375 | / |
| Llait | 67 | 368 | / |
| Leisz | 67 | 339 | / |
| Loyst | 67 | 337 | / |
| Luijt | 67 | 268 | / |
| Litte | 67 | 251 | / |
| Lyuis | 67 | 209 | / |
| Lhuisset | 67 | 161 | / |
| Laiss | 67 | 157 | / |
| Lusth | 67 | 141 | / |
| Løite | 67 | 141 | / |
| Laitt | 67 | 137 | / |
| Luijs | 67 | 134 | / |
| Loish | 67 | 124 | / |
| Lestz | 67 | 123 | / |
| Layst | 67 | 107 | / |
| Liehs | 67 | 103 | / |
| Loite | 67 | 97 | / |
| Lithe | 67 | 92 | / |
| Liais | 67 | 92 | / |
| Leihs | 67 | 85 | / |
| Loits | 67 | 82 | / |
| Leish | 67 | 81 | / |
| Liott | 67 | 78 | / |
| Least | 67 | 75 | / |
| Glies | 67 | 75 | / |
| Hlistová | 67 | 74 | / |
| Loith | 67 | 69 | / |
| Luite | 67 | 67 | / |
| Liesz | 67 | 48 | / |
| Leidt | 67 | 47 | / |
| Leitt | 67 | 46 | / |
| Lajst | 67 | 44 | / |
| Luiss | 67 | 39 | / |
| Lhies | 67 | 37 | / |
| Leids | 67 | 34 | / |
| Loisz | 67 | 34 | / |
| Luits | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gliit | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lusht | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gliet | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hleis | 67 | 25 | / |
| Luish | 67 | 24 | / |
| Luest | 67 | 23 | / |
| Lesht | 67 | 22 | / |
| Liedt | 67 | 19 | / |
| Leits | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hlistova | 67 | 17 | / |
| Leyst | 67 | 16 | / |
| Litse | 67 | 16 | / |
| Laijs | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lästh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Liuis | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lihte | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lishe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Liodt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Llois | 67 | 8 | / |
| Leszt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lehst | 67 | 5 | / |
| Luisette | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lheis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Llish | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hlais | 67 | 4 | / |
| Llise | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liett | 67 | 3 | / |
| Loiss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lidth | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hlies | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luitt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hllis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lesth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lustt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lisce | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lishtova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leust | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laits | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laisz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Litht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lusst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luiht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luitd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lihse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lizth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lloit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lithp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlhis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lieht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loisette | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Léste | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lishs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lisztova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lisztová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loisd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loijs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lliot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luisz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leitp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lijss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liesė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luisd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lleis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luizt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ljsts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lizsx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhlit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lijzt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laitp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laihs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lestt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liays | 67 | 0 | / |
| Loids | 67 | 0 | / |
| Luith | 67 | 0 | / |
List Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| List in the Russian language | ||
| Лист | list | - |
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