Lier Surname
Approximately 6,834 people bear this surname
Lier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,116 | 1:25,836 | 3,419 |
| Norway | 899 | 1:5,720 | 577 |
| Netherlands | 667 | 1:25,318 | 4,119 |
| Russia | 590 | 1:244,276 | 26,018 |
| United States | 388 | 1:934,173 | 69,936 |
| France | 279 | 1:238,074 | 36,915 |
| Switzerland | 227 | 1:36,180 | 5,242 |
| Argentina | 200 | 1:213,717 | 17,610 |
| Poland | 124 | 1:306,522 | 36,280 |
| Australia | 76 | 1:355,207 | 29,862 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Austria | 26 | 1:327,517 | 36,002 |
| Czechia | 22 | 1:483,340 | 51,393 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 97 | 1:517,718 | 36,097 |
Lier (1,167) may also be a first name.
Lier Demographics
Average Lier Salary in
United States
$42,866 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lier (Russian: Лиер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lier? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lier is the 72,176th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,066,366 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Lier are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Lier is also the 232,543rd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 1,167 people.
The last name Lier is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 3,116 people, or 1 in 25,836. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside, Thuringia, where 13 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent reside. Not including Germany it exists in 57 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 13 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside.
Lier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lier last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Lier last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Lier last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lier earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning 350,989 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.08% less than the national average, earning R 220,812 per year; in United States they earn 0.66% less than the national average, earning $42,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.07% more than the national average, earning $51,704 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lier Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lier in the Russian language | ||
| Лиер | lier | - |
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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 Lier
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