Liepins Surname

104,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Liepins Surname User-submission:

Comes from a Latvian word liepa, which means 'linden'.

Liepins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia3,9081:52524
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
Canada711:518,95243,932
England671:831,61344,286
Australia581:465,44335,949
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Wales281:110,5198,545
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Norway71:734,61250,907
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Liepinš (39) & Liepiņš (2) are calculated separately.

Liepins Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Comes from a Latvian word liepa, which means 'linden'.

- henrijs

Liepins Last Name Facts

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

Liepins is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Liepinš or Liepiņš. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liepins? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 104,355th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,620,175 people. The last name Liepins is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Liepins are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name Liepins is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is carried by 3,908 people, or 1 in 525. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 55 percent live, Semigallia, where 24 percent live and Vidzeme, where 14 percent live. Barring Latvia Liepins is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Liepins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Liepins are 19.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.2% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Liepins earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $45,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.21% more than the national average, earning $60,718 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liepinš9539/
Liepinsh9383/
Lipins92238/
Lepins9252/
Liepiņš902/
Lepinsh8684/
Llepins8625/
Liepens8610/
Lipinsh866/
Leipins865/
Lespins862/
Lippins862/
Leppins860/
Lepions860/
Lipns831/
Lieppens801/
Lipens776/
Lupins772/
Lipinš771/
Lipiñs771/
Lippens714,519/
Leppens71559/
Leupens7117/
Hlupins713/
Lepinch712/
Lepinze711/
Lepense711/
Lipense711/
Lipinch711/
Lupiens711/
Lueppens671/
Lippensd671/
Lijppens671/
Lyepynsh671/
Leipynsh671/
Leuppens670/

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