Lisu Surname
Approximately 3,222 people bear this surname
Lisu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,355 | 1:39,071 | 4,476 |
| Indonesia | 999 | 1:132,382 | 13,226 |
| Taiwan | 397 | 1:59,055 | 632 |
| Moldova | 93 | 1:38,294 | 5,887 |
| India | 73 | 1:10,507,745 | 199,418 |
| Thailand | 72 | 1:981,088 | 150,124 |
| Romania | 62 | 1:323,837 | 28,474 |
| Malaysia | 62 | 1:475,713 | 24,024 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Lesotho | 13 | 1:156,351 | 13,063 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 12 | 1:497,721 | 37,801 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
The alternate forms: Lişu (1) are calculated separately.
Lisu (1,562) may also be a first name.
Lisu Demographics
Average Lisu Salary in
United States
$85,021 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lisu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lisu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lisu (Hindi: लिसु, Oriya: ଲିସୁ, Russian: Лису) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Lişu. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lisu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lisu is the 138,804th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,261,808 people. The last name Lisu is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Lisu reside; 42 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 195,999th most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 1,562 people.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,355 people, or 1 in 39,071. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 86 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 8 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 31 percent are found and Taiwan, where 12 percent are found.
Lisu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lisu surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.
Lisu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 97.04% more than the national average, earning $85,021 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lisu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lisu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିସୁ | lisu | 90.91 |
| ଲୀଶୁ | lisu | 9.09 |
| Lisu in the Hindi language | ||
| लिसु | lisu | 37.93 |
| लीसू | lisu | 31.03 |
| लिसू | lisu | 27.59 |
| लीशू | lisu | 3.45 |
| Lisu in the Russian language | ||
| Лису | lisu | - |
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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 Lisu
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