Vlis Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vlis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vlis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Vlis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vlis is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vlis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Vlis live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,125,812. In The Netherlands Vlis is primarily found in: North Holland, where 33 percent live, South Holland, where 33 percent live and Friesland, where 7 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vlist89137/
Vliss8924/
Vlais8911/
Vlois891/
Vleis891/
Vllis891/
Vli8651/
Villis801,055/
Vellis80863/
Vliehs804/
Vlaise801/
Vliesz801/
Vlei75682/
Blis75632/
Vlai7593/
Vles7526/
Vlli7515/
Vlia757/
Wlis756/
Vloi752/
Vlit752/
Vlid751/
Vlic751/
Vlix751/
Vlui751/
Vlgi751/
Vlih751/
Vljs751/
Vwli751/
Vellios731,145/
Villois73281/
Villais73143/
Villios73113/
Villies7337/
Villuis7326/
Vellais7325/
Viollis7322/
Vellois735/
Velliss733/
Villist732/
Vlitsch731/
Villeis731/
Vellies731/
Vwillis730/
Velleis730/
Blais6736,963/
Bliss6729,420/
Blois673,927/
Velli671,610/
Villi671,171/
Blish67769/
Bleis67347/
Vlaić67318/
Blies67275/
Vlehi67173/
Vlees6795/
Vleij6775/
Blios6773/
Vlijt6767/
Blise6762/
Võlli6746/
Bluis6735/
Wllis6733/
Blijs6727/
Välli6720/
Vluys6710/
Vleit679/
Vluit675/
Blisz675/
Blist674/
Wlies672/
Vlles672/
Wlihs671/
Vleih671/
Vlahaais671/
Villaais671/
Blóis671/
Hhvli671/
Blihs671/
Vlich670/
Vllic670/

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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 Vlis
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