Lizarus Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Lizarus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Lizarus (57) may also be a first name.
Lizarus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lizarus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lizarus is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lizarus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lizarus? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Lizarus is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Lizarus live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lizarus is also the 1,308,380th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 57 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Lizarus is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 52 percent reside, Abia, where 14 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Lizarus occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laizarus | 93 | 3 | / |
| Lizzarus | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lizaru | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lezarus | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lizerus | 86 | 3 | / |
| Licarus | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lizorus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Luzarus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leazarus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lajzarus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lisaru | 77 | 79 | / |
| Licaros | 71 | 2,129 | / |
| Lisarud | 71 | 8 | / |
| Lizaroo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lezaros | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lecarus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lezerus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lecharus | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lejarous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Letzaross | 63 | 0 | / |
| Licoru | 62 | 527 | / |
| Lesaru | 62 | 4 | / |
| Lecaru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lecaros | 57 | 5,812 | / |
| Licaroz | 57 | 111 | / |
| Lăzăruț | 57 | 8 | / |
| Leșcaru | 57 | 4 | / |
| Lesarau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lesaaru | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lecarros | 53 | 3 | / |
| L'Ecaros | 53 | 2 | / |
| Llecaros | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Lizarus
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis