Vilys Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Vilys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vilys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania911:33,3475,803
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vilys (17) may also be a first name.

Vilys Last Name Facts

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

Vilys is found in Lithuania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilys? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vilys is the 1,871,545th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Vilys are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Vilys is also the 2,694,839th most common given name worldwide, held by 17 people.

The surname Vilys is most frequently used in Lithuania, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 33,347. In Lithuania it is most common in: Panevėžys County, where 87 percent reside, Alytus County, where 4 percent reside and Kaunas County, where 4 percent reside. Beside Lithuania Vilys is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 5 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viloys911/
Vilays911/
Viles803,428/
Vilis80515/
Wilys8068/
Velys8034/
Vilés805/
Vilès801/
Vylys801/
Veilleys771/
Voiles731,358/
Vailes73546/
Vileus73394/
Builys7383/
Vilgis7379/
Vilhes7358/
Voilis7357/
Vilesh7352/
Vitlis7345/
Vylysh7343/
Violes7341/
Vilois7341/
Veilis7331/
Violis7331/
Vilist7321/
Vilese7314/
Viluis739/
Vilges738/
Vieles736/
Veiles735/
Velyts735/
Biloys735/
Vilies735/
Vilais735/
Vielis734/
Veelys734/
Vilish734/
Viliss733/
Bilysh732/
Vilios731/
Vitles731/
Vilest731/
Viless731/
Vailis731/
Vuiles731/
Vileas731/
Vilets731/
Wileys730/
Baileys67189/
Vittles67141/
Vailles6768/
Voilhes6724/
Vilhais6710/
Vaislis673/
Vilhies672/
Velyais671/
Wuillys671/
Vuilles671/
Voillis671/
Vieleas671/
Vilyaysova671/
Witleys671/
Vailões671/
Violais671/
Vilehes671/
Viliais671/
Beilyss671/
Vielies671/

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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 Vilys
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