Lyst Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Lyst Surname Definition:

1. From root of the Old German names Lista, Listhar; perhaps from Anglo-Saxon list, art, wisdom, science. 2. Connected with Lister, which is probably from the old word litster, lytster, a dyer. The name of the celebrated musician, Liszt, would seem to be from the Hungarian word liszt, flour, but the reason is not obvious.

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Lyst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark751:75,2637,389
United States541:6,712,202314,667
England431:1,295,76958,667
Ukraine381:1,197,966104,401
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Lyst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1. From root of the Old German names Lista, Listhar; perhaps from Anglo-Saxon list, art, wisdom, science. 2. Connected with Lister, which is probably from the old word litster, lytster, a dyer. The name of the celebrated musician, Liszt, would seem to be from the Hungarian word liszt, flour, but the reason is not obvious.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Lyst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lyst is found in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyst? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,101,507th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. Lyst occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Lyst are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 34 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Lyst is most widely held in Denmark, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 75,263. In Denmark Lyst is most prevalent in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 59 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 20 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 15 percent are found. Beside Denmark Lyst exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and England, where 19 percent are found.

Lyst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lyst has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 180 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 478 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lyst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lyst last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Lyst earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $43,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loyst89337/
Layst89107/
Leyst8916/
Lys865,970/
Lyt86393/
Lyseth8037/
Lloyst8025/
Lyayst805/
Lyshte801/
Loyset801/
Layset801/
List7520,502/
Leys759,129/
Luyt752,386/
Layt751,915/
Lyth751,872/
Lays75992/
Luys75454/
Loys75388/
Lyss75319/
Lysø75318/
Lest75139/
Lyhs75128/
Leyt75115/
Lyot7591/
Lyså7553/
Lysh7546/
Lysz7533/
Lyos7521/
Loyt7514/
Lytt759/
Lyjs756/
Lydt753/
Lüyt752/
Ly's751/
Läst751/
Llyt751/
Lysj751/
Lysp751/
Lytp751/
Lhys751/
Lyht750/
Lystova7369/
Laysset731/
Ly67747,729/
Leist676,260/
Leyte675,161/
Layth672,797/
Liste672,071/
Leste671,774/
Louys67973/
Leest67865/
Liszt67581/
Layte67567/
Luyts67405/
Leyds67339/
Lyuis67209/
Loeys67186/
Leyse67143/
Lestz67123/
Laysh67112/
Laist67105/
Liest67102/
Lyays6793/
Loyte6789/
Least6775/
Løyte6768/
Leyts6765/
Layse6752/
Leyth6746/
Lajst6744/
Lyoth6737/
Loist6735/
Loysh6732/
Lijst6730/
Leyss6729/
Looys6723/
Lesht6722/
Luist6722/
Lloys6721/
Lytts6721/
Lehyt6720/
Listh6719/
Lysøe6719/
Leysh6718/
Lysjø6717/
Lahys6717/
Lästh6714/
Loyse6712/
Loyds6711/
Lyhte6710/
Lleys6710/
Leyhs678/
Leszt677/
Lytse677/
Lehst675/
Lhays675/
Loyts675/
Hlyts675/
Lydås674/
Lėlys674/
Legyt673/
Lahaysst673/
Lists673/
Luyse673/
Leytz673/
Lizst673/
Lysås673/
Lesth672/
Lyteh672/
Listt672/
Leust672/
Layds672/
Lisht672/
Listì672/
Lyohs671/
Lysch671/
Lohys671/
Loysz671/
Llist671/
Lisst671/
Hlyte671/
Loydt671/
Lyott671/
Léste671/
Lyais671/
Luuyt671/
Laytz671/
Lauys671/
Lesst671/
Hlays671/
Lluys671/
Ljsts671/
Lythz671/
Lyuys671/
Lyxsh671/
Lyhhs671/
Luysh671/
Layhs671/
Lestt671/
Layht670/
Lyths670/
Leeys670/
Lycht670/
Liays670/
Leydt670/
Lloyt670/
Loytz670/

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