Liest Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Liest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Liest (16) may also be a first name.

Liest Last Name Facts

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

Liest (Russian: Лиест) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liest? popularity and diffusion

Liest is the 1,828,462nd most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Liest live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 16 people.

Liest is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 7,551,228. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 40 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and Washington, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 36 percent reside and Russia, where 7 percent reside.

Liest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Liest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Liest last name contracted 16 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Liest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Liest are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the political party.

Liest earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.07% more than the national average, earning $45,338 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lieste91116/
Leiest912/
List8920,502/
Lies893,481/
Liet89639/
Lest89139/
Legiest8369/
Logiest8325/
Leist806,260/
Liese804,974/
Liste802,071/
Leste801,774/
Liess801,226/
Loest801,023/
Leest80865/
Liszt80581/
Lihet80508/
Lieth80375/
Liete80314/
Liets80195/
Lestz80123/
Laist80105/
Liehs80103/
Least8075/
Liesz8048/
Lhies8037/
Loist8035/
Lijst8030/
Luest8023/
Lesht8022/
Luist8022/
Lieds8020/
Listh8019/
Liedt8019/
Leyst8016/
Leszt807/
Lioes806/
Lehst805/
Liett803/
Lists803/
Lizst803/
Hlies803/
Lijet803/
Lesth802/
Liies802/
Lyies802/
Listt802/
Leust802/
Liesh802/
Lisht802/
Laest802/
Lgies802/
Listì802/
Liust801/
Llies801/
Llist801/
Lisst801/
Lioet801/
Liesė801/
Lesst801/
Lijes801/
Lestt801/
Lie7550,006/
Liesch731,642/
Liesse73827/
Leiste73400/
Liette73303/
Luiset73165/
Liedts73135/
Lietch73122/
Lischt73104/
Leaist7385/
Lhoist7384/
Lescht7360/
Lauest7358/
Listte7356/
Leshtz7341/
Leiszt7337/
Lestch7331/
Lijesh7329/
Lieshe7320/
Lisæth7316/
Liecht7315/
Liiste7312/
Leeies7311/
Laiste738/
Loiset736/
Leeste735/
Lowest734/
Laisht734/
Loicet734/
Loiste734/
Louest734/
Luiste734/
Laisth734/
Llijes733/
Leisht732/
Loesth732/
Liethe732/
Leists732/
Lehste732/
Luyist731/
Lesthe731/
Lestte731/
Laijes731/
Gliiet731/
Glijet731/
Lejast731/
Lishzt731/
Loijet731/
Leiset731/
Leistz731/
Laiyet731/
Lieeis731/
Lleste731/
Lawest731/
Lieths731/
Lajest730/
Leidst730/
Liep679,669/
Lier676,834/
Lust676,149/
Lied671,761/
Lioe671,326/
Listova671,014/
Lihe671,009/
Lyes67963/
Liea67767/
Liesche67507/
Lehiste67278/
Leiseth67272/
Lietsch67227/
Lyst67222/
Lyet67215/
Liey67204/
Liis67182/
Liez67179/
L'Hoest67145/
Liee67134/
Llie6770/
Lüst6767/
Luigies6759/
Liit6752/
Louyest6746/
Leheste6745/
Lestova6740/
Listová6740/
Lije6733/
Lext6728/
Laheist6725/
Lejiete6720/
Liechte6715/
Laiuste6714/
Lieszcz6714/
Lisd6713/
Lyie6712/
Lizt6711/
Lietche6711/
Lijeesh6710/
Lahaies679/
Leoistd677/
Loicett676/
Lhie676/
Liei675/
L'Hoist674/
Liys674/
Løie673/
Lehoist672/
Gliiett672/
Liex672/
Liie672/
Lyis672/
Lget672/
Ljet672/
Lowesth671/
Liaaett671/
Liehsch671/
Laijesh671/
Lischtt671/
Lißt671/
Ljit671/
Läst671/
Hlie671/
Leijejs671/
Liedthe671/
Liegytė671/
Liej671/
Luisete671/
Ljie671/
Liyt671/
Lgie671/
Leesett670/
Luicett670/
Lixt670/
Lahaist670/
Luihast670/

Liest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liest in the Russian language
Лиестliest-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Liest
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