Lieberman Surname

26,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Lieberman Surname Definition:

(German) The beloved servant; the servant of Lieber.

Lieberman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,2291:25,4733,208
Israel4,4911:1,906189
Canada4291:85,8879,521
England2831:196,88417,288
Australia1511:178,77918,110
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
France101:6,642,272293,169
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China31:455,773,85521,925
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:283,72122,815

Lieberman (45) may also be a first name.

Lieberman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The beloved servant; the servant of Lieber.

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

(from the name of a male ancestor) This name is a curious development from Eliezer. Eliezer became Eliezerman, which was abbreviated to Lieserman. Lieserman ultimately became Lieberman.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Lieberman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lieberman occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lieberman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 26,959th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 365,786 people. The last name Lieberman is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Lieberman reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lieberman is also the 1,504,468th most numerous first name in the world, held by 45 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 14,229 people, or 1 in 25,473. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 24 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Lieberman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lieberman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lieberman surname increased 8,039 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,021 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lieberman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lieberman surname are 40.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Lieberman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 442.81% more than the national average, earning R 1,289,920 per year; in United States they earn 29.72% more than the national average, earning $55,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.9% more than the national average, earning $74,477 CAD per year.

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