Lieau Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lieau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lieau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho181:112,92011,579
France111:6,038,429280,838
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Lieau (49) may also be a first name.

Lieau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lieau occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lieau.

How Common Is The Last Name Lieau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Lieau reside; 56 percent reside in Southern Africa and 56 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lieau is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 49 people.

It is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 112,920. In Lesotho Lieau is primarily found in: Leribe District, where 28 percent reside, Qacha's Nek District, where 28 percent reside and Maseru District, where 17 percent reside. Other than Lesotho this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 34 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lieu8927,875/
Leau891,960/
Liea89767/
Licea8019,875/
Leahu805,811/
Lihau803,603/
Lieya80664/
Lieja80336/
Lisea80301/
Liahu80220/
Liehu80215/
Lehau80202/
Lieou8098/
Lijau8068/
L'Eau8050/
Loiea8027/
Leaou8026/
Le'au8023/
Litea8023/
Lieuh8021/
Liheu8018/
Lieha8013/
Lioeu801/
Lieay801/
Lieui801/
Lieah801/
Hlieu801/
Lieju801/
Leașu801/
Leaau801/
Lijea801/
Liead801/
Lieap801/
Lea7547,342/
Lesiea73560/
Lishea73207/
Leicea73166/
Leahut7349/
Liceas7343/
Liteya7328/
Laiyea7327/
Liceia7323/
Lihaut7310/
Leeaut736/
Lichea735/
Laicea734/
Liștea734/
Lisiea734/
Lehaud734/
Laisea733/
Liehui733/
Lieiya732/
Loisea732/
Liseas732/
Lieheu732/
Lihaus731/
Leisea731/
Lehaup731/
Liseya731/
Liteja731/
Leaouj731/
Leayuh731/
Leahou731/
Laihea731/
L'Lieu731/
Lihahu731/
Lijeya731/
Lieaia731/
Liseia731/
Letaue731/
Littea731/
Laitea731/
Leujau731/
Leeauh731/
Leahau730/
Lujiea730/
Liah6710,493/
Lija678,490/
Leah677,680/
Leju673,815/
Leha673,646/
Liou673,292/
Leeu672,202/
Liju671,692/
Leou671,130/
Lihu671,004/
Liha67991/
Liye67949/
Lehu67588/
Leoa67253/
Liey67204/
Leyu67116/
Luiu67111/
Lițu6775/
Leța6771/
Leiu6760/
Lihault6755/
Liejaya6754/
Lisaius6744/
Leea6735/
Leaț6731/
Lgia6728/
Liuh6724/
Lishayu6723/
Loiu6719/
Lehault6718/
Liňa6713/
Lisheea6713/
Lyie6712/
Liteyap6710/
Liteyou679/
Leaj678/
Lhea677/
Lyea677/
Ljau677/
Lisajus676/
Liða676/
Llea675/
Le'u675/
Léau675/
Lăiu675/
Lisauwe674/
Laiteya674/
Leiseas674/
Liuu673/
Lhia673/
Leaa672/
Liie672/
Licheya672/
Lesauye672/
Ljia672/
Lgiu672/
Lijayus671/
Leiteah671/
Lița671/
Leaș671/
Le'a671/
Liej671/
Leãa671/
Hlea671/
Li'a671/
Ljeu671/
Ljie671/
Ljiu671/
Lieajoo671/

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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
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  • 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 Lieau
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