Lyss Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Lyss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Ukraine431:1,058,66796,518
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Lyss (285) may also be a first name.

Lyss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lyss has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 855,216th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. The surname Lyss is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Lyss live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 524,196th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 285 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 2,024,910. In The United States Lyss is most frequent in: Missouri, where 25 percent live, California, where 23 percent live and Maryland, where 23 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Lyss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lyss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lyss surname rose 2,983 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lyss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lyss surname are 1.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lyss earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.7% less than the national average, earning $40,691 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.64% less than the national average, earning $36,944 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leyss8929/
Lysås893/
Lys865,970/
Laysse805/
Leysse802/
Hleyss801/
Liss7510,385/
Leys759,129/
Less753,666/
Lays75992/
Luys75454/
Loys75388/
Lysø75318/
Lyst75222/
Lyhs75128/
Lyså7553/
Lysh7546/
Lysz7533/
Lyos7521/
Lyjs756/
Ly's751/
Léss751/
Lhys751/
Lysj751/
Lysp751/
Lyssova7316/
Louysse733/
Leiss672,225/
Lesse671,693/
Lisse671,245/
Liess671,226/
Louys67973/
Luyts67405/
Leyds67339/
Loyst67337/
Lyuis67209/
Loeys67186/
Laiss67157/
Leyse67143/
Laysh67112/
Layst67107/
Lyays6793/
Leyts6765/
Layse6752/
Leess6741/
Luiss6739/
Leass6732/
Loysh6732/
Looys6723/
Lloys6721/
Lytts6721/
Lysøe6719/
Leysh6718/
Lysjø6717/
Lahys6717/
Leyst6716/
Loyse6712/
Letss6711/
Loyds6711/
Lleys6710/
Leyhs678/
Lytse677/
Hlyts675/
Loyts675/
Lhays675/
Lydås674/
Lėlys674/
Loiss673/
Luyse673/
Lahaysst673/
Leuss673/
Lessø673/
Lless672/
Layds672/
Lessh672/
Lishs671/
Lyohs671/
Lysch671/
Loysz671/
Hless671/
Hlays671/
Lyuys671/
Lyxsh671/
Lyhhs671/
Luysh671/
Layhs671/
Lohys671/
Lesst671/
Lijss671/
Lauys671/
Lyais671/
Lisst671/
Lluys671/
Liays670/
Leeys670/
Lyths670/

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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 Lyss
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