Liems Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Liems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Liems Last Name Facts

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

Liems occurs most in Suriname. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Liems click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liems? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Liems are found; 45 percent are found in South America and 45 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America.

This last name is most widespread in Suriname, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 17,269. Without taking into account Suriname this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 30 percent are found and Belgium, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lems891,560/
Lims89120/
Liggems831/
Liens80597/
Limse80232/
Limås8029/
Lehms8026/
Leems809/
Lemse807/
Lyims804/
Leims803/
Loems802/
Limms802/
Laems802/
Hlems802/
Lemss801/
Lemms801/
Lemsz801/
Leums801/
Lioms801/
Leams800/
Lisms800/
Luims800/
Lemsch7347/
Liyams734/
Lihens732/
Liense731/
Liiams731/
Lemshe731/
Lejams731/
Lijens731/
Liesens67320/
Loijens67129/
Lums6735/
Lietins6717/
Liésens6710/
Limz674/
Lemz673/
Limx672/
Lehaims671/
Lliyams671/
Gliiens671/
Lyms670/
Lehimsh670/

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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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  • 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 Liems
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