Liesting Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Liesting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liesting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1551:108,95017,471
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Liesting Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liesting is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Liesting? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,290,735th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Liesting are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Liesting is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 108,950. In The Netherlands it is most common in: Gelderland, where 30 percent are found, South Holland, where 26 percent are found and Utrecht, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Listing93518/
Lesting9392/
Lieting932/
Leasting8840/
Liestina888/
Leesting881/
Lestings881/
Liestink881/
Listting881/
Leusting881/
Lietin8669/
Lestng860/
Lusting8024/
Lietina8024/
Lestink802/
Listink801/
Lehastings781/
Lyitingh751/
Luszting751/
Lichting750/
Looijestijn74161/
Lieten71163/
Lietim711/
Leichting711/
Liethen67228/
Lyetina679/
Liyteng671/
Luzting671/
Liiten5793/
Lestenkova5656/
Lehetien501/

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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 Liesting
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