Lisu Surname

138,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Lisu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lisu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,3551:39,0714,476
Indonesia9991:132,38213,226
Taiwan3971:59,055632
Moldova931:38,2945,887
India731:10,507,745199,418
Thailand721:981,088150,124
Romania621:323,83728,474
Malaysia621:475,71324,024
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Lesotho131:156,35113,063
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
China51:273,464,31313,838
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

The alternate forms: Lişu (1) are calculated separately.

Lisu (1,562) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lişu921/
Lissu895,164/
Liusu89288/
Laisu89243/
Lisud89107/
Lisau8988/
Lishu8978/
Lisut8956/
Lisus8951/
Litsu8941/
Lisou8939/
Liseu8921/
Liscu8919/
Lisui8913/
Leisu8913/
Lisup8913/
Liesu899/
Hlisu895/
Lihsu894/
Lisiu894/
Loisu894/
Lisuy893/
Luisu891/
Lissou801,003/
Lissau80409/
Litsou80148/
Leisou8059/
Liesau8052/
Laissu8041/
Lishou8035/
Liushu8034/
Laishu8027/
Leisau8019/
Lisuch8017/
Loisou8014/
Laihsu8012/
Laisau8010/
Liszus8010/
Liosau808/
Lishui806/
Litsui805/
Laisud805/
Laisou804/
Loisau804/
Lishau804/
Liseux804/
Laaisu803/
Lisaus803/
Lisaut803/
Leishu802/
Lihsiu801/
Liusau801/
Liusui801/
Lisuit801/
Lisush801/
Lieseu801/
Lliosu801/
Liaysu801/
Lisahu801/
Liessu801/
Lisaud801/
Loisui801/
Luitsu801/
Leissu801/
Litsau801/
Lieshu801/
Lissup800/
Lizu752,968/
Liju751,692/
Lesu751,615/
Licu751,072/
Lixu751,038/
Lusu751,026/
Liţu7556/
Lysu753/
Liçu752/
Ljsu751/
Laissus73528/
Laitsou7357/
Laissou7351/
Leitsus7321/
Liessau7311/
Lhissou739/
Lischau737/
Lissoux734/
Leissou733/
Lishush733/
Lishout732/
Loiseux732/
Lishous732/
Loissau732/
Leissus732/
Lisseux732/
Lishuit731/
Lissoud731/
Lischus731/
Leissau731/
Leishui731/
Liushui731/
Lieshou731/
Laishui731/
Loiseus730/
Leisout730/
Laizu674,255/
Laiju673,237/
Letsu672,570/
Licuy671,767/
Liciu671,242/
Lushu671,144/
Lussu67979/
Lizut67528/
Lizou67302/
Lessu67277/
Leasu67272/
Lizhu67253/
Laixu67228/
Lisoň67113/
Loizu67111/
Lesiu67100/
Lusuh6789/
Leiju6771/
Lesut6769/
Lusui6768/
Lijau6768/
Lesus6767/
Liceu6764/
Lesau6763/
Lusau6763/
Leciu6763/
Luesu6761/
Lichu6752/
Lesui6745/
Lesou6736/
Lisoe6727/
Leixu6727/
Leitshuh6719/
Lesud6715/
Lizau6714/
Lijus6714/
Lizeu6714/
Liozu6711/
Leshu6710/
Laysu6710/
Lijut679/
Litju679/
Leesu679/
Leizu679/
Lisoo676/
Licuț674/
Liezu674/
Luizu674/
Liuzu674/
Lizus673/
Lyssu673/
Lesuy673/
Luhsu673/
Lesup673/
Lyseu673/
Leseu673/
Lijju672/
Lijui672/
Luusu672/
Leishout672/
Lugiu672/
Lusuy672/
Lliju671/
Lytsu671/
Lisshult671/
Lizzu671/
Ližus671/
Llisó671/
Lysou671/
Laissaux671/
Laheisau671/
Luisschu671/
Leysu671/
Lijuu671/
Lesuh671/
Lesux671/

Lisu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lisu in the Oriya language
ଲିସୁlisu90.91
ଲୀଶୁlisu9.09
Lisu in the Hindi language
लिसुlisu37.93
लीसूlisu31.03
लिसूlisu27.59
लीशूlisu3.45
Lisu in the Russian language
Лисуlisu-

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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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