Litsiou Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Litsiou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Litsiou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2661:41,6536,723
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Litsiou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Litsiou is more commonly found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Litsiou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 928,396th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Litsiou live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is held by 266 people, or 1 in 41,653. In Greece Litsiou is mostly concentrated in: Thessaly, where 41 percent live, Western Macedonia, where 23 percent live and Attica, where 21 percent live. Not including Greece this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liotsiou9322/
Letsiou86411/
Loisiou8662/
Lytsiou864/
Liosiou861/
Litsouus801/
Lesiou772/
Lisaou771/
Loisiau715/
Liciouz713/
Letsoau712/
Lissaou711/
Lissaoux671/
Licoiu6267/
Liţoiu6238/
Lizaou626/
Lisaoo623/
Lesaout5719/
Leiţoiu575/
Lishahu571/
Lecioux571/
Lessaoud534/
Lesaoult531/
Leucioiu531/
Licău502/

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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
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  • 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 Litsiou
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