Liets Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

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

Liets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
France361:1,845,076161,051
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Liets Last Name Facts

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

Liets (Russian: Лиец) is found most in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liets? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,206,588th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. Liets is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Liets are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 392,592. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 89 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 5 percent reside and Gauteng, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 18 percent reside and Belgium, where 6 percent reside.

Liets Last Name Statistics demography

Liets earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.75% less than the national average, earning R 86,136 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liedts91135/
Lieths911/
Lies893,481/
Lets89891/
Liet89639/
Lits89429/
Lietsch83227/
Liggets830/
Lietz808,794/
Letts805,967/
Liese804,974/
Liess801,226/
Litts80946/
Lihet80508/
Lieth80375/
Liete80314/
Leets80265/
Liehs80103/
Liest80102/
Loits8082/
Leyts8065/
Loets8050/
Liesz8048/
Lhies8037/
Luits8031/
Hlets8030/
Läets8023/
Lieds8020/
Liedt8019/
Leits8018/
Letse8018/
Litse8016/
Laets8015/
Letss8011/
Letső808/
Llits807/
Lihts806/
Lioes806/
Liyts804/
Llets804/
Lidts804/
Lyits804/
Liett803/
Lists803/
Hlies803/
Lijet803/
Leats802/
Liies802/
Lyies802/
Liesh802/
Laits802/
Lgies802/
Litsz801/
Llies801/
Leuts801/
Lioet801/
Liesė801/
Litds801/
Lhits801/
Lijes801/
Litsh800/
Liecs800/
Letsh800/
Lietc800/
Glietsch7765/
Lietsche7735/
Liggetts7713/
Lietzsch777/
Lie7550,006/
Leites738,410/
Letsch732,638/
Liesch731,642/
Liesse73827/
Litsch73628/
Leytes73466/
Liette73303/
Lietze73231/
Luites73153/
Lietch73122/
Lieste73116/
Luitse7384/
Glietz7375/
Leiths7353/
Lehtse7337/
Leates7332/
Loidts7332/
Lijesh7329/
Luitsz7327/
Litshe7326/
Loedts7324/
Lieshe7320/
Leudts7317/
Liecht7315/
Luijts7313/
Leeies7311/
Laites738/
Leitås737/
Lettse737/
Lichts735/
Letshe734/
Littås733/
Llijes733/
Llitts732/
Liethe732/
Leists732/
Liiths731/
Littse731/
Liotts731/
Listsd731/
Laijes731/
Leaths731/
Leeths731/
Gliiet731/
Glijet731/
Loijet731/
Lehats731/
Laiyet731/
Leutse731/
Lieeis731/
Litths730/
Leatts730/
Leitts730/
Leitsh730/
Litchs730/
Liep679,669/
Litz677,007/
Lier676,834/
Letz672,310/
Lied671,761/
Lioe671,326/
Leitsch671,075/
Lihe671,009/
Lyes67963/
Liea67767/
Letsche67587/
Litsova67535/
Liesche67507/
Loitsch67271/
Leutsch67237/
Lyet67215/
Liey67204/
Liis67182/
Liez67179/
Liee67134/
Litsche67115/
Leathes6792/
Laitsch6783/
Loetsch6777/
Letzsch6776/
Llie6770/
Lyts6761/
Luigies6759/
Liit6752/
Leithes6746/
Leetsch6737/
Lije6733/
Lejiete6720/
Leitess6715/
Liechte6715/
Letsowa6715/
Lieszcz6714/
Leittes6713/
Lyie6712/
Lietche6711/
Lijeesh6710/
Lahaies679/
Liec676/
Lhie676/
Leds675/
Liei675/
Lids674/
Luetsch674/
Liys674/
Letsova673/
Løie673/
Lowetse673/
Gliiett672/
Liex672/
Liie672/
Litc672/
Lyis672/
Lget672/
Ljet672/
Litx671/
Liaaett671/
Liehsch671/
Laijesh671/
Leitchs671/
Liţe671/
Ljit671/
Hlie671/
Leijejs671/
Leyttes671/
Liedthe671/
Liegytė671/
Liej671/
Leatshe671/
Lujietc671/
Ljie671/
Ljts671/
Liyt671/
Lgie671/
Leggets670/
Letchse670/

Liets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liets in the Russian language
Лиецliec-

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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 Liets
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