Lieber Surname

63,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Lieber Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Lieber, a variant of Liubheri (dear, army); one who came from Liebau, in Germany.

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Lieber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1371:87,6149,879
Germany2,3871:33,7274,451
Hungary2471:39,7424,266
France2091:317,81248,279
Austria2081:40,9406,572
Poland1191:319,40137,249
Brazil871:2,460,62575,139
Switzerland751:109,50611,444
England701:795,97243,050
Israel611:140,28914,966
Belgium531:216,91827,806
Canada481:767,61660,775
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Australia291:930,88655,860
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2491:201,68117,505

The alternate forms: Liéber (1) are calculated separately.

Lieber (92) may also be a first name.

Lieber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Lieber, a variant of Liubheri (dear, army); one who came from Liebau, in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

(Germanic, Yiddish) Loved one.

- mesecina

Lieber Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lieber occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Liéber. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lieber? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 63,169th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 918,637 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Lieber live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 992,070th most common first name worldwide It is held by 92 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 4,137 people, or 1 in 87,614. In The United States Lieber is most prevalent in: New York, where 20 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 30 percent are found and Hungary, where 3 percent are found.

Lieber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lieber has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lieber surname expanded 1,661 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lieber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lieber surname are 5.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Lieber earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.03% less than the national average, earning 224,843 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.04% more than the national average, earning R 332,784 per year; in United States they earn 18.18% more than the national average, earning $50,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.25% more than the national average, earning $55,771 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liéber941/
Liebert927,243/
Lieberz92186/
Glieber9280/
Liebher9214/
Liebier921/
Liehber921/
Liebere921/
Lieberh920/
Liebger920/
Leber9112,876/
Liebe915,996/
Liber914,546/
Liebherr86717/
Liebherz861/
Liebherd861/
Liebhert861/
Liesberh861/
Libert8311,421/
Lebert836,456/
Leiber831,862/
Loeber831,672/
Libeer83515/
Laiber83424/
Liebes83334/
Lebere83331/
Liewer83321/
Laeber83311/
Libier83279/
Leeber83239/
Libere83190/
Liever83142/
Lebeer8377/
Leaber8373/
Liberț8371/
Liiber8349/
Lebeur8338/
Leyber8329/
Lueber8325/
Lebher8320/
Lesber8319/
Leuber8318/
Liuber8316/
Lleber8315/
Lebeir8311/
Lehber8311/
Loiber8310/
Lijebe834/
Liebee833/
Liberz832/
Liebie832/
Liberd832/
Liebeh832/
Lliber831/
Liebeu831/
Liebey831/
Leberz831/
Lebear831/
Leberd831/
Liebet831/
Liebir831/
Luiber831/
Libear831/
Ljeber831/
Leberr831/
Libher831/
Hleber831/
Lisber830/
Leihgeber8067/
Liebeherr8023/
Lieberová8012/
Lebherz771,590/
Leibert77702/
Leberre77554/
Libeert77235/
Leubert77199/
Liewehr77182/
Libeyre77161/
Leybert77120/
Liibert77106/
Liewert7791/
Leebert7743/
Liebech7725/
Lievert7723/
Laibert7719/
Lisbert7718/
Lieverz7717/
Lebheir7716/
Liébert7713/
Leebere7711/
Liebeid779/
Layiebe778/
Lieverd776/
Loiberh776/
Liesbet775/
Liberzh774/
Liebett774/
Liebest774/
Leubere773/
Hlebert772/
Leabert772/
Hleiber772/
Leabher771/
Loebher771/
Liewher771/
Lebeare771/
Lebeire771/
Lebettr771/
Libertt771/
Lejbert771/
Lijbeer771/
Liemper771/
Libeere771/
Liohebe771/
Lesberh771/
Libherz770/
Llibert770/
Liesuer770/
Liebirt770/
Lievere770/
Leiberd770/
Lever7315,064/
Luber735,874/
Liver731,098/
Liebi73545/
Lieby73499/
Lüber73497/
Léber73474/
Lieba73264/
Lieve73228/
Lyber73221/
Läber7395/
Líber7311/
Libir739/
Lebir737/
Liibe734/
Lyebe731/
Lièbe731/
Libér731/
Libăr731/
Liberova71288/
Liebheit7191/
Liberová7168/
Lohweber7127/
Leberová7124/
Liebesch7112/
Leibherr712/
Lebheart712/
Liiberth711/
Leabhert711/
Lebheire711/
Leberova711/
L'Hebert711/
Lesbeard711/
Leisberh711/
Lauebert710/
Lehebert710/
Lauber6713,579/
Leaver676,725/
Louber671,902/
Limper671,081/
Leever671,070/
Lemper67768/
Lebair67672/
Llever67508/
Lybeer67368/
Layber67355/
Liempe67334/
Libair67191/
Leuver67132/
Lebire67114/
Lujber67114/
Laibăr6793/
Liiver6779/
Lajber6778/
Levear6764/
Libirt6752/
Loyber6749/
Luyber6743/
Leyberova6738/
Lhiver6717/
Lyberh6714/
Lojber6711/
Livear6710/
Liebhä679/
Lehibe679/
Liebis677/
Lliver676/
Lībere675/
Leyver675/
Liyver675/
Leiver674/
Lebird674/
Loiver674/
Lebier674/
Leveer673/
Leiberova673/
Laiver672/
Lubier672/
Libird672/
Lyober671/
Liebha671/
Leubeh671/
Leibearth671/
Lhuber671/
Loibir671/
Lljber671/
Lluber671/
Lebyor671/
Lieyba671/
Lubeir670/
Leibir670/
Lubher670/
Lievey670/
Leverr670/
Liebeisch670/
Liebiy670/
Lybere670/

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