Lyska Surname

352,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Lyska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine6911:65,8799,468
Poland1621:234,62230,119
Germany1261:638,93250,304
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Lyška (4) are calculated separately.

Lyska (110) may also be a first name.

Lyska Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lyska (Russian: Лыска) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Lyška. For other potential spellings of Lyska click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyska? popularity and diffusion

Lyska is the 352,406th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,047,917 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Lyska live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Lyska is also the 895,203rd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 110 people.

This last name is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is carried by 691 people, or 1 in 65,879. In Ukraine Lyska is primarily concentrated in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 18 percent reside, Kharkiv Oblast, where 15 percent reside and Kiev, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyška934/
Lyshka9151/
Lyszka9117/
Lyskai916/
Lyskaj912/
Loyska912/
Leyska912/
Lyskaya831/
Liska807,468/
Leska801,028/
Lyski8096/
Lyske8067/
Lysky8014/
Léska8012/
Líska805/
Lysca801/
Leyskaya7718/
Layskaya775/
Loyskaya772/
Luyskaya771/
Liszka736,843/
Leskaj73509/
Leszka73448/
Leshka73172/
Lishka73138/
Lisska7396/
Lejska7395/
Liskay7393/
Liskai7369/
Lieska7355/
Leiska7335/
Lyskyi7329/
Leskay7325/
Leyske7322/
Luiska7316/
Luskai7315/
Luskay7313/
Leaska738/
Lysker738/
Lyshke738/
Leysky735/
Liskaj734/
Lydski732/
Loysky731/
Leyski731/
Lytski731/
Lesska731/
Leeska731/
Leskai731/
Leskaa731/
Luskea730/
Lischka673,503/
Liszkai671,062/
Liszkay67220/
Lyskoyt67111/
Lushkaj67100/
Lyskoit6767/
Leschka6763/
Lysecki6748/
Leheska6726/
Lysecky6720/
Lytskyi6719/
Leszkai6717/
Lysåker6715/
Leszkay6712/
Lészkai6711/
Leskaya677/
Lieskaj674/
Loysker674/
Litskay674/
Lusckay673/
Liskaya672/
Lyoshke672/
Lishqka671/
Lyushki671/
Lishcka671/
Lydskyi671/
Lieskay671/
Líszkai671/
Liszkaá671/
Lyoshki671/
Loiskay671/
Leshska671/

Lyska Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lyska in the Russian language
Лыскаlyska-

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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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  • 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 Lyska
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