Liefting Surname

332,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Liefting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liefting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7851:21,5123,412
New Zealand1841:24,6104,301
Australia1031:262,09423,895
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England71:7,959,723202,100
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Liefting Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liefting is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liefting? popularity and diffusion

It is the 332,050th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,541,783 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Liefting live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 785 people, or 1 in 21,512. In The Netherlands Liefting is most frequent in: North Holland, where 62 percent are found, Gelderland, where 12 percent are found and Utrecht, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Liefting Last Name Statistics demography

Liefting earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 83.27% less than the national average, earning $7,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lieftieng941/
Lefting9335/
Lifting934/
Lieftink88672/
Lievting881/
Leufting881/
Lieftinck8235/
Lufting8092/
Leeftink75406/
Leuftink7596/
Leiftink751/
Leftinck750/

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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 Liefting
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