Žižys Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Žižys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Žižys Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania1881:16,1412,953
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

The alternate forms: Zizys (16) are calculated separately.

Žižys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Žižys is found in Lithuania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Zizys. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žižys? popularity and diffusion

The surname Žižys is the 1,231,034th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žižys live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Lithuania, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 16,141. In Lithuania Žižys is most frequent in: Vilnius County, where 75 percent are found, Panevėžys County, where 19 percent are found and Kaunas County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Lithuania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Estonia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žeižys915/
Zizys8716/
Žižis801/
Žižytė7345/
Žiža67290/
Žeižytė671/
Žiaušys671/

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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 Žižys
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