Lizu Surname

148,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Lizu Surname Definition:

Lizu is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: voice.

Lizu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh2,8841:55,2552,925
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
China61:227,886,92811,701
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Lizu (4,438) may also be a first name.

Lizu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lizu is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: voice.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lizu Last Name Facts

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

Lizu (Oriya: ଲିଜୁ, Russian: Лизу) is found most in Bangladesh. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lizu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 148,903rd most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,455,373 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Lizu live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Lizu is also the 103,438th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 4,438 people.

Lizu is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 2,884 people, or 1 in 55,255. Other than Bangladesh Lizu is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laizu894,255/
Lizut89528/
Lizou89302/
Lizhu89253/
Loizu89111/
Lizau8914/
Lizeu8914/
Liozu8911/
Leizu899/
Liezu894/
Luizu894/
Liuzu894/
Lizus893/
Litzu891/
Lizzu891/
Loizou807,216/
Litzau80709/
Lizhou80391/
Leizou80298/
Liuzhu80132/
Lizeux8088/
Laizhu8048/
Lizuch8036/
Liuzou8031/
Lizeus8011/
Liszus8010/
Liozou808/
Laizou805/
Lidzus803/
Leizhu803/
Laiziu802/
Liuzzu802/
Lizaus802/
Lidzou802/
Luiziu801/
Loizau801/
Lizhus801/
Lizaud801/
Lizjus801/
Liezeu801/
Lisu753,222/
Liju751,692/
Licu751,072/
Lixu751,038/
Luzu75516/
Lyzu75452/
Lezu75225/
Liţu7556/
Lézu753/
Liçu752/
Lişu751/
Lietzau731,655/
Laizhou7358/
Lizjusz7314/
Leitzau735/
Leizhou733/
Lietzhu731/
Lissu675,164/
Laiju673,237/
Layzu672,073/
Licuy671,767/
Lezou671,320/
Liciu671,242/
Lutzu67919/
Lezeu67589/
Licau67290/
Liusu67288/
Laisu67243/
Laixu67228/
Luzzu67226/
Luzau67207/
Ludzu67157/
Luzuy67148/
Lisud67107/
Lesiu67100/
Licui6789/
Lisau6788/
Lishu6778/
Leiju6771/
Lijau6768/
Liceu6764/
Leciu6763/
Lisut6756/
Lichu6752/
Lisus6751/
Luzhu6746/
Litsu6741/
Lisou6739/
Lezau6738/
Leicu6734/
Leixu6727/
Lizoň6725/
Laicu6724/
Liseu6721/
Liscu6719/
Luczu6717/
Lijus6714/
Lisui6713/
Leisu6713/
Lisup6713/
Licou6711/
Lijut679/
Litju679/
Liesu679/
Hlisu675/
Lihsu674/
Lisiu674/
Loisu674/
Licuț674/
Luzou674/
Lezuu673/
Lisuy673/
Lijju672/
Lijui672/
Lezhu672/
Lugiu672/
Lliju671/
Luisu671/
Ližus671/
Luuzu671/
Lizoo671/
Lijuu671/

Lizu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lizu in the Oriya language
ଲିଜୁliju-
Lizu in the Russian language
Лизуlizu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lizu
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