Lizano Surname

37,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Lizano Surname Definition:

"Liza" is a jousting field, carousel and with a suffix of belonging or origin gives - one who participates in jousting or handling of carousels.67 A Basque surname, variant of Lizana, name of place in Santurce, Bilbao and Vizcaya from "iz" - rush shrubs - and the locative suffix "-ana" with a prothetic O.

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Lizano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica5,2871:904192
Peru2,4631:12,9051,724
Philippines1,8961:53,3968,856
Ecuador1,6351:9,7281,575
Nicaragua7091:8,492660
United States6191:585,55647,866
Spain5431:86,1007,304
El Salvador2731:23,238986
Cuba1181:97,6502,974
Venezuela941:321,3207,225
France581:1,145,219121,886
Honduras441:200,3742,258
Mexico401:3,103,15523,265
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Panama171:230,1336,157
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
China41:341,830,39216,990
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Lizaño (2) are calculated separately.

Lizano (57) may also be a first name.

Lizano Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"Liza" is a jousting field, carousel and with a suffix of belonging or origin gives - one who participates in jousting or handling of carousels.67 A Basque surname, variant of Lizana, name of place in Santurce, Bilbao and Vizcaya from "iz" - rush shrubs - and the locative suffix "-ana" with a prothetic O.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Lizano Last Name Facts

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

Lizano occurs most in Costa Rica. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Lizaño. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lizano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 37,741st most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 522,405 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Lizano reside; 45 percent reside in Central America and 45 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Lizano is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 57 people.

The surname Lizano is most widely held in Costa Rica, where it is carried by 5,287 people, or 1 in 904. In Costa Rica it is mostly concentrated in: San José Province, where 44 percent are found, Alajuela Province, where 31 percent are found and Heredia Province, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Costa Rica this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 18 percent are found and The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.

Lizano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lizano surname are 42.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lizano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 29.69% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,630 per year; in Colombia they earn 138.9% more than the national average, earning $54,235,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.07% less than the national average, earning $42,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.31% less than the national average, earning $46,053 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lizaño942/
Leizano9215/
Luizano921/
Lizanno921/
Liezano921/
Lizeano921/
Lizana8323,615/
Lezano831,668/
Lizono831/
Leciano7748/
Loicano7744/
Liciano7737/
Lizanna7718/
Leizana777/
Lizzana774/
Lezzano772/
Liceano772/
Liecano771/
Laizana771/
Lichano771/
Leczano771/
Lezeano771/
Luizana771/
Lidzongo71103/
Lidzanga712/
Lichango711/
Litzanah711/
Lezana673,683/
Licono67213/
Licana6719/
Lizona673/
Litsangou672/
Lycano671/

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