Lieger Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Lieger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lieger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Austria201:425,77243,235
France131:5,109,440259,941
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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

Lieger (27) may also be a first name.

Lieger Last Name Facts

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

Lieger is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Liéger. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lieger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lieger is the 1,882,912th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. Lieger is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Lieger reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lieger is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name at a global level It is held by 27 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,578,538. In Germany Lieger is mostly found in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 69 percent live, Brandenburg, where 27 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 21 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.

Lieger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lieger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lieger last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lieger Last Name Statistics demography

Lieger earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liéger941/
Liegert92107/
Glieger929/
Liegier927/
Leger9145,131/
Liger915,154/
Liege91760/
Legere835,846/
Lieser833,415/
Ligier831,902/
Lueger831,310/
Liegey83519/
Leager83288/
Lioger83209/
Laeger83200/
Legger83188/
Leeger83185/
Leiger83120/
Ligere83116/
Leguer83106/
Leuger83106/
Lihege8395/
Legeer8385/
Lienge8365/
Lesger8335/
Loeger8326/
Liezer8325/
Legher8320/
Lleger8317/
Lieges8317/
Legert8316/
Laiger8316/
Lietge8311/
Liegre838/
Leyger837/
Ligger835/
Ligher834/
Ligert834/
Liguer834/
Legaer832/
Legerd832/
Liegie832/
Lieghe831/
Loiger831/
Le'ger831/
Lliger830/
Liegerová806/
Liogier771,231/
Lierzer77259/
Loinger77175/
Luegger77163/
Lesguer77128/
Liesert77124/
Leugger7783/
Liezert7781/
Leigher7757/
Leguere7742/
Liegheu7738/
Leggert7732/
Liguere7728/
Leinger7726/
Leggere7716/
Leijger7715/
Ligiere7711/
Leiguer7710/
Leanger778/
Liesges777/
Leaguer775/
Legueer775/
Liezere775/
Leagerd774/
Leigert774/
Lekgere774/
Legerre773/
Lechger772/
Loegher772/
Lihenge771/
Liecher771/
Liegues771/
Leggerd771/
Legueir771/
Legeyre771/
Laigert771/
Lleuger771/
Laiguer771/
Lainger770/
Ligkger770/
Leegger770/
Leagere770/
Laweger770/
Liesier770/
Luger736,607/
Liese734,974/
Legre734,689/
Léger731,099/
Lüger73226/
Liega73199/
Liegi73147/
Lieze7380/
Läger7375/
Ligir7332/
Liige7319/
Liège7319/
Lyger738/
Lieje738/
Legir735/
Liége732/
Legèr732/
Liyge731/
Lèger731/
Líger731/
Legér731/
Lechguer71550/
Legerova7171/
Lehinger7159/
Legerová7128/
Leguerre7124/
Liguerre7122/
Lieziert7120/
Lauenger7112/
Leangher7111/
Lojinger719/
Lechgher714/
Leinnger713/
Leiinger711/
Layinger711/
Laingher711/
Liuinger710/
Lagier674,094/
Lieggi67711/
Lugger67659/
Lauger67528/
Legier67460/
Lyenge67214/
Layger67156/
Lügger67149/
Legair67137/
Liengi6769/
Lehige6766/
Liegis6759/
Leagre6746/
Lieses6734/
Lugier6726/
Leguir6724/
Liedje6721/
Liesje6715/
Liiser6713/
Légier6710/
Liezes6710/
Legire679/
Liheze679/
Llegre677/
Legère675/
Liesre674/
Liinge674/
Ligierová673/
Liégey673/
Louger672/
Liejes672/
Lysger671/
Lijega671/
Lliige671/
Liegha671/
Lieise671/
Liesee671/
Lieseu671/
Liesey671/
Lietje671/
Liezerová671/
Leg'ér671/
Lügert671/
Lyegre671/
Loyger671/
Légere671/
Legére671/
Liezeu671/
Lieeza671/
Liegui671/
Laigir671/
Lieheiser670/
Lyinge670/
Louyinger670/
Lagginger670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Lieger
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis