Liebrecht Surname

183,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Liebrecht Surname User-submission:

The Liebrecht surname comes from the words lieb (love, lover) and recht (justice), meaning 'justice lover'.

Liebrecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9961:80,82910,208
United States4091:886,20867,037
Canada3011:122,41112,833
Poland1891:201,10426,815
Netherlands1141:148,13322,302
Argentina831:514,98137,804
Belgium581:198,21826,032
Austria321:266,10730,958
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Israel171:503,39037,521
France151:4,428,181244,602
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Liebrecht (30) may also be a first name.

Liebrecht Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Liebrecht surname comes from the words lieb (love, lover) and recht (justice), meaning 'justice lover'.

- smsyrdahl

Liebrecht Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liebrecht is found most in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liebrecht? popularity and diffusion

The surname Liebrecht is the 183,926th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,157,516 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Liebrecht live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. Liebrecht is also the 1,911,214th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 30 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 996 people, or 1 in 80,829. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 16 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live. Barring Germany this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Liebrecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Liebrecht has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Liebrecht surname expanded 2,045 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Liebrecht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Liebrecht are 26.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.08% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Liebrecht earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.29% more than the national average, earning R 449,820 per year; in United States they earn 3.72% less than the national average, earning $41,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.65% less than the national average, earning $43,398 CAD per year.

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