Ljosa Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Ljosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ljosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ljósá (9) are calculated separately.

Ljosa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ljosa is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Ljósá. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ljosa.

How Common Is The Last Name Ljosa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Ljosa is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Ljosa are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,822,358. In Denmark Ljosa is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 50 percent live and North Denmark Region, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Denmark Ljosa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Faroe Islands, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ljosaj9114/
Ljosaa912/
Lajosa911/
Ljossa911/
Lojosa911/
Ljósá879/
Leosa80124/
Layosa733,868/
Laiosa73211/
Lajoso73174/
Loyosa7391/
Liousa7351/
Lajosi7314/
Leoisa7310/
Leosha7310/
Leosai734/
Ljusaj732/
Ljošaj732/
Leosia732/
Leyosa731/
Lesosa731/
L'Jose731/
Lejose731/
Luiosa731/
Lihosa731/
Lajoza731/
Leosea731/
Lehosha6740/
Leoesha6725/
Lagiosa6717/
Lijocha679/
Lyhosha673/
Lhiosca673/
Ljoseph673/
Logiasa671/
Lojioso671/
Loiusia671/
Logiosa671/
Lajoshi671/
Lejosse671/
Lehoesa671/
Layosay671/
Layossa671/
Lesotsa671/
Leoisha671/
Leosaia671/
L'Josie671/
Hlaiosa670/

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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 Ljosa
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