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

The last name Vilys is held by more people in Lithuania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilys? popularity and diffusion

Vilys is the 1,871,545th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Vilys is predominantly found 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 frequently held first name in the world, borne by 17 people.

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

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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