Liams Surname

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

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greece

Liams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Liams (12) may also be a first name.

Liams Last Name Facts

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

Liams is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Liams? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Liams is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Liams live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. Liams is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 19 percent reside, Colorado, where 19 percent reside and New York, where 19 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 6 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Liams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Liams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Liams surname expanded 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Liams Last Name Statistics demography

Liams earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 67.84% less than the national average, earning $13,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lliams914/
Lams891,207/
Lamse80188/
Lians8034/
Llams8018/
Lamss8010/
Lamsh803/
Leims803/
Lahms802/
Lamms802/
Laems802/
Lamst801/
Lam's801/
Lyams801/
Laums801/
Lioms801/
Leams800/
Luims800/
Lgams800/
Lianse735/
Lotims731/
Lamsch731/
Lamshe731/
Lans674,026/
Lems671,560/
Loms67225/
Lamz67215/
Lamß6730/
Hållams6715/
Lianshe671/
Lassyms671/
Lochims671/
Lachims670/

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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 Liams
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