Liys Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Liys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Liys (12) may also be a first name.

Liys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liys is found most frequently in Bulgaria. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Liys click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liys? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Liys live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.

It is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 6,978,905. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 100 percent reside. Other than Bulgaria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and Thailand, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liyds8915/
Liyos8914/
Liyts894/
Liysh891/
Lies753,481/
Lyes75963/
Liyo75734/
Liey75204/
Liis75182/
Lijy7545/
Lyjs756/
Leiy754/
Liiy752/
Lyis752/
Liyz752/
Liyj751/
Lyys751/
Lgiy751/
Liyd751/
Lyès751/
Lyés751/
Ljys751/
Liyt751/
Liese674,974/
Liess671,226/
Liets67195/
Lehis67140/
Laiye67139/
Liehs67103/
Liest67102/
Liise6795/
Lihay6784/
Loiye6750/
Liesz6748/
Lijoy6738/
Lhies6737/
Lieds6720/
Laiyi6711/
Leais6710/
Leiye677/
Luiyi677/
Lioes676/
Lihis675/
Leois675/
Lijay674/
Liych674/
Lyits674/
Liyhe674/
Lyoes673/
Leiyi673/
Leeis673/
Lihiy673/
Hlies673/
Lliiy673/
Lioay672/
Leeiy672/
Liies672/
Liiey672/
Lyies672/
Liois672/
Lgies672/
L'Yes672/
Liesh672/
Loiyi672/
Lihey671/
Lijes671/
Lhyes671/
Lyesh671/
Liesė671/
Llyis671/
Llyes671/
Lyesx671/
Hliis671/
Lieay671/
Llies671/
Liish671/
Liehy670/
Leeys670/

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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 Liys
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