Zilys Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Zilys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zilys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania251:121,38414,277
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England101:5,571,806158,774
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Žilys (534) are calculated separately.

Zilys Last Name Facts

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

Zilys is more commonly found in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Žilys. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zilys? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zilys is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Zilys live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 33 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Lithuania, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 121,384. In Lithuania Zilys is most numerous in: Kaunas County, where 88 percent reside, Vilnius County, where 8 percent reside and Klaipėda County, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Lithuania Zilys is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Zilys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zilys last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Zilys earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 48.75% less than the national average, earning 177,380 kr per year and in United States they earn 41.84% less than the national average, earning $25,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žilys93534/
Zilis80115/
Ziles8088/
Zelys801/
Zislis73174/
Zilist7347/
Siloys7347/
Zilios7336/
Silysh7327/
Zhilis7320/
Zilges7315/
Zieles7314/
Zielis736/
Zailis735/
Zoilis735/
Sielys734/
Zeilis734/
Zhelys733/
Zhylys732/
Zyslys731/
Zylyst731/
Giluys731/
Zileis731/
Zailes731/
Ziluis731/
Zhilysova711/
Zilisch67210/
Gilhuys67132/
Zeiliss6730/
Zeileis6712/
Zilesch676/
Zeitlis676/
Saillys674/
Gielysz674/
Seilysh671/
Zielish671/
Gilhoys671/
Zhyhlys671/

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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 Zilys
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