Lie Surname

11,226th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Norway

Lie Surname User-submission:

Lie is a Norwegian surname, meaning 'hillside'.

Lie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia28,9291:4,572577
Norway8,1731:62940
China2,8281:483,494258
United States1,6241:223,18921,606
Vietnam8971:103,284738
Netherlands8731:19,3443,032
Malaysia6621:44,5533,574
Ivory Coast6511:35,4402,347
Australia6341:42,5805,422
France6001:110,70516,539
Singapore5651:9,748515
Thailand4791:147,47023,252
Denmark4751:11,8841,134
Suriname3391:1,630167
Canada2471:149,17215,241
Hong Kong2391:30,692530
Romania2171:92,52510,652
Sweden2161:45,5873,572
Taiwan1951:120,2291,111
Germany1581:509,52843,279
Tanzania1171:452,49231,593
England941:592,74535,632
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
India791:9,709,688189,874
Pakistan781:2,290,30620,782
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Belgium431:267,36432,244
Brunei381:11,0191,313
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Austria221:387,06540,442
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Congo101:498,91011,250
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Wallis and Futuna91:1,51226
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Macau41:150,408604
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
San Marino11:33,214932
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

The alternate forms: Lié (4), Liè (1) & Liê (1) are calculated separately.

Lie (236,884) may also be a first name.

Lie Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lie is a Norwegian surname, meaning 'hillside'.

- noam_cohen

Lie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lie (Oriya: ଲିଏ) is found most in Indonesia. It may also be found as: Lié, Liè or Liê. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lie? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lie is the 11,226th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 145,733 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Lie live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 59 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lie is also the 4,423rd most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 236,884 people.

The last name Lie is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 28,929 people, or 1 in 4,572. In Indonesia it is most common in: Jakarta, where 23 percent reside, West Kalimantan, where 14 percent reside and West Java, where 12 percent reside. Besides Indonesia Lie occurs in 89 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 16 percent reside and China, where 6 percent reside.

Lie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lie last name expanded 1,230 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 940 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lie surname is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Lie are 4.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.16% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lie earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.92% more than the national average, earning 390,786 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.19% less than the national average, earning R 125,496 per year; in United States they earn 19.34% more than the national average, earning $51,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.4% more than the national average, earning $55,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lié894/
Liè891/
Liê891/
Liep869,669/
Lier866,834/
Lies863,481/
Lied861,761/
Lioe861,326/
Lihe861,009/
Liye86949/
Liea86767/
Liet86639/
Laie86441/
Liey86204/
Leie86183/
Liez86179/
Liee86134/
Loie86117/
Lieh86110/
Luie8698/
Llie8670/
Lije8633/
Liue8617/
Lyie8612/
Glie8611/
Lhie866/
Liei865/
Løie863/
Liie862/
Hlie861/
Liej861/
Ljie861/
Liae861/
Lgie861/
Li80104,892,114/
Le807,542,572/
Louie7517,748/
Logie754,771/
Liess751,226/
Liech75775/
Lajie75767/
Lowie75728/
Lieya75664/
Lihet75508/
Luies75448/
Liawe75422/
Liuye75370/
Lieja75336/
Lawie75282/
Leiee75233/
Leaie75211/
Liets75195/
Laiye75139/
Glile75136/
Hlihe75132/
Lagie75126/
Lijei75124/
Lijie75124/
Laihe75121/
Loyie75120/
Laiez75104/
Liehs75103/
Liest75102/
Ligie7596/
Leies7595/
Leihe7594/
Loiez7567/
Liehi7560/
Liehe7558/
Laies7557/
Liyeh7553/
Loiye7550/
Lihep7550/
Ligge7544/
Liyep7544/
Laied7543/
Lojie7539/
Lhies7537/
Lehie7535/
Lijer7530/
Lijeh7528/
Layie7527/
Loies7520/
Lieds7520/
Lugie7519/
Liedt7519/
Leije7518/
Liheu7518/
Lujie7517/
Lijep7514/
Lieyo7514/
Lieji7513/
Liaje7512/
Leyie7512/
Liejy7512/
Lihie7512/
Lihee7511/
Legie7510/
Liyes7510/
Lliej7510/
Lihei7510/
Laije759/
Lhoie759/
Luhie759/
Looie758/
Lieje758/
Leiye757/
Liyee757/
Loiet757/
Lejie755/
Hlier755/
Lierr755/
Laiet755/
Lieph754/
Glieu754/
Liyhe754/
Liyae754/
Liheh754/
Llihe753/
Liett753/
Lauie753/
Hlies753/
Liaye753/
Luije753/
Leeie753/
Laiee753/
Lijet753/
Liies752/
Liiey752/
Liejh752/
Liepp752/
Liesh752/
Hllie752/
Laioe752/
Laieh752/
Luoie751/
Lihey751/
Lihge751/
Liuje751/
Liyet751/
Llier751/
Llies751/
Lliie751/
Lieay751/
Lieui751/
Lglie751/
Leieh751/
Glihe751/
Gliee751/
Lliye751/
Leiet751/
Liedz751/
Llaie751/
Leiez751/
Laieş751/
Laieș751/
Lijea751/
Lijed751/
Liesė751/
Liepė751/
Liaie751/
Loije751/
Li'er751/
Loied751/
Lyoie751/
Lijes751/
Luihe750/
Liehy750/
Lyhie750/
Lei673,739,001/
Lai673,581,809/
Lee672,280,266/
Let67158,562/
Lui6799,152/
Lis6791,537/
Lea6747,342/
Loi6738,016/
Lia6735,092/
Ley6727,224/
Leu6724,043/
Lye6713,181/
Lio6711,281/
Loe6711,155/
Les6710,374/
Lue678,902/
Leh678,408/
Liz677,308/
Lae676,071/
Lahaie674,616/
Lit673,489/
Lip673,340/
Ler673,129/
Led672,153/
Lid671,974/
Liesch671,642/
Lep671,560/
Lii671,162/
Lih671,158/
Lle671,066/
Lli671,018/
Liß67919/
Lieggi67711/
Liy67604/
Looije67460/
Hle67389/
Lez67308/
Lej67274/
Luijer67236/
Leß67160/
Løe67139/
Liedts67135/
Louies67132/
Laihee67123/
Lietch67122/
Leş67106/
Leș67101/
Lhi6791/
Lyi6786/
Leijer6785/
Leé6785/
Laugie6756/
Lji6755/
Lehaie6749/
Liujie6746/
Leț6744/
Lij6743/
Loigge6741/
Leohie6731/
Hli6730/
Lge6729/
Lijesh6729/
Laiyea6727/
Loijer6725/
Lougie6723/
Leihed6719/
Laigie6718/
Leś6717/
Liecht6715/
Luojie6714/
Leţ6714/
Lhe6713/
Lje6712/
Leeies6711/
Åle6710/
Laijie679/
Liayes679/
Leč677/
Leehie676/
Høglie676/
Lée675/
Leijie675/
Laiyee674/
Lahiep674/
Lajije674/
Lahies674/
Lliiey673/
Hlawie673/
Llijes673/
Liehui673/
Gliley672/
Leahie672/
Llouie672/
Lgi672/
Lijoey672/
Liyesh672/
Luigie672/
Lieheu672/
Loieau672/
Lawieh672/
Loehie671/
Luigge671/
Lijeep671/
Liouez671/
Lahiae671/
Laijer671/
Laijes671/
Laijhe671/
Leheie671/
Leihee671/
Hliiey671/
Laiiey671/
Glileh671/
Geelie671/
Lieyah671/
L'Hier671/
Liṓ671/
Lêe671/
Leį671/
Lại671/
Lợi671/
Lüe671/
Loijet671/
Llahie671/
Llegie671/
Liù671/
Liǔ671/
Lliueh671/
Louieh671/
Luiees671/
Loyiep671/
Léi671/
Laijed671/
Laijeh671/
Laiyer671/
Laiyet671/
Lajjie671/
L'E671/
Leí671/
Leï671/
Leň671/
Lieaia671/
Liejie671/
Lahwie671/
Loiyee671/
Lieths671/
Loyjie671/
Luyjie671/
Liogie671/
Laaied671/
Lai'ee671/
Laihie671/
Glilie671/
Loyier670/
Loujie670/
Liahey670/
Lyaies670/
Loojie670/
Leieet670/
Lujiea670/

Lie Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lie in the Oriya language
ଲିଏli'e-

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