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
Lier Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Lier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lier Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lier (Russian: Лиер) is most common in Germany. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lier? popularity and diffusion
Lier is the 72,176th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,066,366 people. Lier is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Lier reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 232,543rd most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 1,167 people.
The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 3,116 people, or 1 in 25,836. In Germany Lier is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent are found, Thuringia, where 13 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 13 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found.
Lier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lier surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the 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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- 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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