Liah Surname

49,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Liah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan8,4551:1,350273
Indonesia1,4121:93,6619,782
Kenya3031:152,40912,099
Malaysia1981:148,9619,324
Ivory Coast351:659,17818,915
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Liah (14,224) may also be a first name.

Liah Last Name Facts

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

Liah occurs more in South Sudan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Liah.

How Common Is The Last Name Liah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Liah is the 49,050th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 694,515 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Liah live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 48,075th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 14,224 people.

Liah is most commonly held in South Sudan, where it is borne by 8,455 people, or 1 in 1,350. Barring South Sudan this last name exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

Liah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Liah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Liah surname increased 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Liah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Liah earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.61% less than the national average, earning $33,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Liaha8980/
Lihah8935/
Lliah892/
Lieah891/
Ljiah891/
Lioah891/
Lhiah891/
Lihaha80325/
Lijahe80301/
Lihach8042/
Lihahe8036/
Legiah8032/
Laiyah8028/
Leyiah806/
Leijah805/
Lagiah804/
Lujiah801/
Logiah801/
Loiyah801/
Lihaph801/
Lihaah801/
Lihahu801/
Lijjah801/
Leiyah801/
Hlijah801/
Liahey800/
Lija758,490/
Leah757,680/
Liha75991/
Liea75767/
Liho75349/
Lioh75114/
Lgia7528/
Ljah7521/
Liňa7513/
Liða756/
Lihá754/
Lhia753/
Ljia752/
Lița751/
Léah751/
Li'a751/
Lihatsh7314/
Laiyaah736/
Lihahch731/
Laiyahe731/
Leijahh731/
Hleijah731/
Leahy6733,681/
Leija6723,115/
Laiya6716,258/
Leahu675,811/
Lihau673,603/
Leiya67878/
Lihou67792/
Lihat67552/
Laija67500/
Legia67387/
Luiya67194/
Lihaz67149/
Loiya67144/
Lagia67126/
Lijaa67120/
Logia67113/
Lejia67111/
Lijia6797/
Lihai6788/
Lihay6784/
Luyia6774/
Lijau6768/
Lijas6762/
Hliha6760/
Lijap6754/
Lehah6752/
Lajhó6750/
Lihoa6748/
Lijat6746/
Lijha6745/
Laiia6744/
Lihop6742/
Lujia6739/
Luija6736/
Layia6734/
Loija6732/
Lihot6732/
Lieau6732/
Lihoi6731/
Lihos6728/
Loiea6727/
Lajia6724/
Lihas6720/
Gliya6720/
Lajha6719/
Liheu6718/
Leyia6715/
Ljahh6715/
Ljach6714/
Lihaj6714/
Lieha6713/
Lihap6713/
Lijad6710/
Lihei6710/
Lijja679/
Lihad679/
Lihuo678/
Lugia677/
Lieho676/
Leaoh675/
Lijai675/
Ljahu674/
Lijay674/
Loyia674/
Lihač673/
Lajho672/
Laaia672/
Lihoň672/
Lihey671/
Lijaz671/
Lijho671/
Lieay671/
Leuia671/
Lojia671/
Liðaz671/
Ljaha671/
Ljahs671/
Léija671/
Leahă671/
Lihha671/
Lihho671/
Lihod671/
Liháň671/
Lijea671/
Gliia671/
Li'ai671/
Lihoo671/
Lihaa671/

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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 Liah
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