Lyska Surname
Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname
Lyska Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 691 | 1:65,879 | 9,468 |
| Poland | 162 | 1:234,622 | 30,119 |
| Germany | 126 | 1:638,932 | 50,304 |
| Russia | 42 | 1:3,431,501 | 177,080 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyška | 93 | 4 | / |
| Lyshka | 91 | 51 | / |
| Lyszka | 91 | 17 | / |
| Lyskai | 91 | 6 | / |
| Lyskaj | 91 | 2 | / |
| Loyska | 91 | 2 | / |
| Leyska | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lyskaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Liska | 80 | 7,468 | / |
| Leska | 80 | 1,028 | / |
| Lyski | 80 | 96 | / |
| Lyske | 80 | 67 | / |
| Lysky | 80 | 14 | / |
| Léska | 80 | 12 | / |
| Líska | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lysca | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leyskaya | 77 | 18 | / |
| Layskaya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Loyskaya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Luyskaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liszka | 73 | 6,843 | / |
| Leskaj | 73 | 509 | / |
| Leszka | 73 | 448 | / |
| Leshka | 73 | 172 | / |
| Lishka | 73 | 138 | / |
| Lisska | 73 | 96 | / |
| Lejska | 73 | 95 | / |
| Liskay | 73 | 93 | / |
| Liskai | 73 | 69 | / |
| Lieska | 73 | 55 | / |
| Leiska | 73 | 35 | / |
| Lyskyi | 73 | 29 | / |
| Leskay | 73 | 25 | / |
| Leyske | 73 | 22 | / |
| Luiska | 73 | 16 | / |
| Luskai | 73 | 15 | / |
| Luskay | 73 | 13 | / |
| Leaska | 73 | 8 | / |
| Lysker | 73 | 8 | / |
| Lyshke | 73 | 8 | / |
| Leysky | 73 | 5 | / |
| Liskaj | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lydski | 73 | 2 | / |
| Loysky | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leyski | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lytski | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lesska | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leeska | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leskai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leskaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luskea | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lischka | 67 | 3,503 | / |
| Liszkai | 67 | 1,062 | / |
| Liszkay | 67 | 220 | / |
| Lyskoyt | 67 | 111 | / |
| Lushkaj | 67 | 100 | / |
| Lyskoit | 67 | 67 | / |
| Leschka | 67 | 63 | / |
| Lysecki | 67 | 48 | / |
| Leheska | 67 | 26 | / |
| Lysecky | 67 | 20 | / |
| Lytskyi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Leszkai | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lysåker | 67 | 15 | / |
| Leszkay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lészkai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Leskaya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lieskaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Loysker | 67 | 4 | / |
| Litskay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lusckay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liskaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyoshke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lishqka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyushki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lishcka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lydskyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lieskay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Líszkai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liszkaá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyoshki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loiskay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leshska | 67 | 1 | / |
Lyska Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lyska in the Russian language | ||
| Лыска | lyska | - |
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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 Lyska
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