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

The last name Liets (Russian: Лиец) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Liets click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liets? popularity and diffusion

Liets is the 1,206,588th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The last name Liets is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Liets reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 392,592. In South Africa Liets is most common 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 surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common 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

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