Lieh Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Lieh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lieh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Lieh (372) may also be a first name.

Lieh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lieh occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lieh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lieh is the 1,746,159th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 45 percent of Lieh are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 41 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 450,135th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 372 people.

The surname Lieh is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 670,323. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 30 percent live, Penang, where 16 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 14 percent live. Outside of Malaysia it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent live.

Lieh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lieh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lieh surname expanded 206 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lieh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lieh last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Lieh earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.79% more than the national average, earning $56,435 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liejh892/
Liehy890/
Lie8650,006/
Leh868,408/
Lih861,158/
Glileh801/
Lech7520,025/
Lesh754,349/
Leyh752,326/
Lish752,282/
Lich752,169/
Lihe751,009/
Liea75767/
Lihs75605/
Leih75321/
Leuh75243/
Liey75204/
Lerh75160/
Luih75124/
Laih7594/
Lidh7575/
Llie7570/
Liht7568/
Lije7533/
Lleh7520/
Leph7511/
Glie7511/
Lhie756/
Lehp754/
Lehh753/
Løie753/
Ledh752/
Liph752/
Lihh751/
Llih751/
Hleh751/
Hlie751/
L'Eh751/
Liej751/
Le H751/
Lheh751/
Lhih751/
Lejh751/
Li67104,892,114/
Le677,542,572/
Leach6791,645/
Leech6721,866/
Licht678,770/
Laich671,295/
Letch671,050/
Leich671,006/
Laish67612/
Llech67211/
Lecht67164/
Glile67136/
Hlihe67132/
Hleha67127/
Loish67124/
Luich6799/
Leihs6785/
Leish6781/
Leijh6750/
Leehr6741/
Le He6738/
Luish6724/
Lesht6722/
Lehyt6720/
Leheň6720/
Leysh6718/
Leije6718/
Lehiy6716/
Letth6715/
Hlech6713/
Leesh6711/
Leych6711/
Lliej6710/
Laije679/
Hlich679/
Luhie679/
Looie678/
Leyhs678/
Loidh677/
Lehst675/
Llesh675/
Lechh675/
Leaph674/
Llish674/
Laiph673/
Llihe673/
Luije673/
Leeie673/
Leeph672/
Lepfh672/
Llich672/
Lessh672/
Laidh672/
Lisht672/
Hllie672/
Leshd672/
Leash671/
Leiph671/
Litht671/
Luiht671/
Luoie671/
Lithp671/
Lglie671/
Leddh671/
Leeyh671/
Lehch671/
Lehds671/
Leidh671/
Glihe671/
Laaih671/
Gliee671/
Lishs671/
Leiht671/
Lejch671/
Leerh671/
Laijh671/
Letht671/
Lethz671/
Lheeh671/
Lichì671/
Liaih671/
Glihi671/
Liuhy671/
Loije671/
Llaih671/
Lyoie671/
Laihs671/
Hleih671/
Hlish671/
Liahy670/
Lhehe670/
Letsh670/
Leehs670/
Loich670/

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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 Lieh
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