Lyst Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameLyst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 75 | 1:75,263 | 7,389 |
| United States | 54 | 1:6,712,202 | 314,667 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Ukraine | 38 | 1:1,197,966 | 104,401 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
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.
Lyst Demographics
Lyst Political Affiliation
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Lyst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lyst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lyst occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyst? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lyst is the 1,101,507th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Lyst reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 34 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 75,263. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated 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. Apart from Denmark this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found 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 number of people carrying the Lyst last name expanded 180 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 478 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lyst Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lyst last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyst | 89 | 337 | / |
| Layst | 89 | 107 | / |
| Leyst | 89 | 16 | / |
| Lys | 86 | 5,970 | / |
| Lyt | 86 | 393 | / |
| Lyseth | 80 | 37 | / |
| Lloyst | 80 | 25 | / |
| Lyayst | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lyshte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Loyset | 80 | 1 | / |
| Layset | 80 | 1 | / |
| List | 75 | 20,502 | / |
| Leys | 75 | 9,129 | / |
| Luyt | 75 | 2,386 | / |
| Layt | 75 | 1,915 | / |
| Lyth | 75 | 1,872 | / |
| Lays | 75 | 992 | / |
| Luys | 75 | 454 | / |
| Loys | 75 | 388 | / |
| Lyss | 75 | 319 | / |
| Lysø | 75 | 318 | / |
| Lest | 75 | 139 | / |
| Lyhs | 75 | 128 | / |
| Leyt | 75 | 115 | / |
| Lyot | 75 | 91 | / |
| Lyså | 75 | 53 | / |
| Lysh | 75 | 46 | / |
| Lysz | 75 | 33 | / |
| Lyos | 75 | 21 | / |
| Loyt | 75 | 14 | / |
| Lytt | 75 | 9 | / |
| Lyjs | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lydt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lüyt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ly's | 75 | 1 | / |
| Läst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Llyt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lysj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lysp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lytp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lhys | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyht | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lystova | 73 | 69 | / |
| Laysset | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ly | 67 | 747,729 | / |
| Leist | 67 | 6,260 | / |
| Leyte | 67 | 5,161 | / |
| Layth | 67 | 2,797 | / |
| Liste | 67 | 2,071 | / |
| Leste | 67 | 1,774 | / |
| Louys | 67 | 973 | / |
| Leest | 67 | 865 | / |
| Liszt | 67 | 581 | / |
| Layte | 67 | 567 | / |
| Luyts | 67 | 405 | / |
| Leyds | 67 | 339 | / |
| Lyuis | 67 | 209 | / |
| Loeys | 67 | 186 | / |
| Leyse | 67 | 143 | / |
| Lestz | 67 | 123 | / |
| Laysh | 67 | 112 | / |
| Laist | 67 | 105 | / |
| Liest | 67 | 102 | / |
| Lyays | 67 | 93 | / |
| Loyte | 67 | 89 | / |
| Least | 67 | 75 | / |
| Løyte | 67 | 68 | / |
| Leyts | 67 | 65 | / |
| Layse | 67 | 52 | / |
| Leyth | 67 | 46 | / |
| Lajst | 67 | 44 | / |
| Lyoth | 67 | 37 | / |
| Loist | 67 | 35 | / |
| Loysh | 67 | 32 | / |
| Lijst | 67 | 30 | / |
| Leyss | 67 | 29 | / |
| Looys | 67 | 23 | / |
| Lesht | 67 | 22 | / |
| Luist | 67 | 22 | / |
| Lloys | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lytts | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lehyt | 67 | 20 | / |
| Listh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lysøe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Leysh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lysjø | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lahys | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lästh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Loyse | 67 | 12 | / |
| Loyds | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lyhte | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lleys | 67 | 10 | / |
| Leyhs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Leszt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lytse | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lehst | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lhays | 67 | 5 | / |
| Loyts | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hlyts | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lydås | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lėlys | 67 | 4 | / |
| Legyt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lahaysst | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lists | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luyse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leytz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lizst | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lysås | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lesth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyteh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Listt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leust | 67 | 2 | / |
| Layds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lisht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Listì | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyohs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lysch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lohys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loysz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lisst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlyte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loydt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyott | 67 | 1 | / |
| Léste | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luuyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laytz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlays | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lluys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ljsts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lythz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyuys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyxsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyhhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luysh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lestt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lyths | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leeys | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lycht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Liays | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leydt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lloyt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Loytz | 67 | 0 | / |
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Lyst Reference & Research
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