Liesching Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Liesching Surname Definition:

“Reeds” in Old German (Liesche). Originally written Lieschnig.

Liesching Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1561:347,29331,960
United States271:13,424,405494,117
England181:3,095,448105,421
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Liesching Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Reeds” in Old German (Liesche). Originally written Lieschnig.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Liesching Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liesching is found most frequently in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liesching? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,044,719th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Liesching live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 347,293. In South Africa Liesching is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 31 percent reside, Western Cape, where 29 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 21 percent reside. Beside South Africa it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Liesching Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Liesching has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Liesching last name rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Liesching Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Liesching surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Liesching earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 7% less than the national average, earning R 221,004 per year and in United States they earn 24.81% more than the national average, earning $53,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesching9446/
Lisching9435/
Lieching9424/
Lieshing941/
Leisching89123/
Lidsching891/
Liesing88295/
Liching8830/
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Gliesing8262/
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Lueshing8237/
Liessing8219/
Laiching8214/
Liesingh824/
Leeching822/
Letching822/
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Leshsing821/
Laishing821/
Liesieng821/
Liecheng821/
Laeshing820/
Lising8011,266/
Lesing80584/
Lecing8012/
Licing805/
Liehcheng782/
Lessing756,168/
Leising751,855/
Leusing75327/
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Laising75229/
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Licheng75111/
Luesing7576/
Lissing7550/
Luising7549/
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Lehsing752/
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Liezing751/
Leycing751/
Llising751/
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Lichyng751/
Letsing751/
Loising751/
Lexsing751/
Lautsching7413/
Leejaching741/
Leissing71220/
Leihsing71115/
Lessingh71100/
Laessing7157/
Laicheng7111/
Leussing719/
Laisingh717/
Luicheng714/
Leicheng713/
Leecheng712/
Leesingh712/
Leyssing712/
Lauching711/
D'Lesing711/
Leassing711/
Lisingue711/
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Luessing710/
Loessing710/
Leschinkova702/
Liceng67561/
Lusing67515/
Liseng67295/
Lexing6777/
Leseng6760/
Lixing6747/
Lesyng6721/
Leßing6716/
Lesink6712/
Lüsing6712/
Lecinq6711/
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Lizeng678/
Lizing676/
Lysing674/
Lisimg674/
Lessingue672/
Lisinc671/
Lesinq671/
Leisszing670/

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