Liesens Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Liesens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liesens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3061:37,5716,148
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Liésens (10) are calculated separately.

Liesens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liesens has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can appear as a variant: Liésens. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liesens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 853,416th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Liesens live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is carried by 306 people, or 1 in 37,571. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 71 percent live, Walloon Region, where 21 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent live. Outside of Belgium Liesens occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liésens9510/
Liessens93551/
Lesens92357/
Lisens9276/
Lissens86991/
Leysens86394/
Lessens86162/
Lesense862/
Liegens861/
Leesens861/
Leasens860/
Lesuens860/
Liens83597/
Leyssens801,511/
Liedgens80165/
Lijssens8067/
Leessens801/
Legens77181/
Lysens77145/
Lesins77109/
Lisins7746/
Lusens7713/
Licens775/
Ligens772/
Lesyns772/
Lejens772/
Lihens772/
Lesenx771/
Liense771/
Lijens771/
Lizens770/
Liedtjens758/
Liedtgens757/
Leijssens751/
Litjens711,973/
Lyssens71444/
License71241/
Liggens71129/
Loijens71129/
Lichens7161/
Leggens7141/
Lechens7132/
Lietins7117/
Leizens7116/
Leisenz717/
Lecense714/
Lussens714/
Lessins714/
Laicens713/
Leigens712/
Legiens711/
Luigens711/
Gliiens711/
Letjens711/
Litgens710/
Luitjens671,049/
Lisenche67153/
Leidgens6790/
Liems6771/
Lyens6730/
Lessence6715/
Lienz679/
Looijens675/
Leschins675/
Liscence672/
Luitgens672/
Liegenze672/
Lyins671/
Layssens671/
Laheiens671/
Lessions671/
Lueshins670/
Leeheans670/

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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
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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 Liesens
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