Lélis Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Lélis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lélis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Lelis (7,335), Lèlis (1) & Lelís (1) are calculated separately.

Lélis (31) may also be a first name.

Lélis Last Name Facts

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

Lélis occurs in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Lelis, Lèlis or Lelís. For other potential spellings of Lélis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lélis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,398,030th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. Lélis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Lélis reside; 48 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Lélis is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 31 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Portugal, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 138,910. Apart from Portugal it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 43 percent live and Angola, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lelis937,335/
Lèlis931/
Léli893/
Lelís871/
Lilis803,372/
Lylis8036/
Léles803/
Lelise733,865/
Liolis73488/
Lliles7374/
Lelais7366/
Leilis7345/
Lailis7343/
Lyolis7331/
Lilisj738/
Lilise737/
Lelios737/
Lelies737/
Leslis735/
Lelois735/
Lilish733/
Lelhis733/
Lealis732/
Luilis732/
Lylies732/
Leylis732/
Lyliss732/
Loilis731/
Leluis731/
Llelis731/
Leelis731/
Litlis730/
Leli674,948/
Lélé6760/
Lély6719/
Lyli6712/
Lelisse679/
Léla676/
Luillis672/
Leillis672/
Léle672/
Leliosh671/
Lelaise671/
Leallis671/
Letlish670/
Loillis670/
Lesslis670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lélis
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