Lyssaris Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Lyssaris Surname User-submission:
The surname Lyssaris comes from the Albanian words lys, meaning 'tall tree', and ari, meaning 'gold', or 'bear'. It could also come from the word ara, which means 'type of fruit', or 'working field'. The word arij is another possible origin, meaning 'to arrive'.
Lyssaris Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 99 | 1:111,917 | 18,809 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Lyssaris Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Lyssaris comes from the Albanian words lys, meaning 'tall tree', and ari, meaning 'gold', or 'bear'. It could also come from the word ara, which means 'type of fruit', or 'working field'. The word arij is another possible origin, meaning 'to arrive'.
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Where Does The Last Name Lyssaris Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lyssaris is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyssaris? popularity and diffusion
Lyssaris is the 1,849,867th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Lyssaris live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Greece, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 111,917. In Greece it is mostly found in: Western Greece, where 62 percent are found, Peloponnese, where 26 percent are found and Attica, where 4 percent are found. Besides Greece it is found in one country. It also occurs in Argentina, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lysaris | 93 | 25 | / |
| Lessaris | 88 | 96 | / |
| Lissaris | 88 | 5 | / |
| Lesaris | 80 | 232 | / |
| Lisaris | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lisgaris | 75 | 54 | / |
| Leshauris | 71 | 3 | / |
| Luisauris | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leshauries | 67 | 33 | / |
| Lisares | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lezaris | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lizaris | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesares | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luisares | 63 | 5 | / |
| Lizares | 53 | 779 | / |
| Lisarez | 53 | 3 | / |
| Lezares | 53 | 3 | / |
| Lízares | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lechares | 50 | 13 | / |
| Llizares | 50 | 3 | / |
| Lizzares | 50 | 1 | / |
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