Lietz Surname

57,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lietz Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Liuzo, a pet form of Liuto (people).

Lietz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,3451:15,0621,977
United States2,1901:165,50616,799
Poland3461:109,85216,579
Brazil2041:1,049,38436,911
Canada1451:254,10824,080
Austria1371:62,1569,662
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Israel611:140,28914,966
Australia461:586,86342,409
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
France231:2,887,944200,772
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
England81:6,964,757184,742
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Lietz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Liuzo, a pet form of Liuto (people).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lietz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lietz is most common in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lietz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lietz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 57,570th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 828,695 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Lietz live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 5,345 people, or 1 in 15,062. In Germany Lietz is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Berlin, where 12 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Poland, where 4 percent live.

Lietz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lietz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lietz surname rose 1,780 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lietz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lietz are 13.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.31% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lietz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.24% less than the national average, earning R 87,360 per year; in United States they earn 11.69% more than the national average, earning $48,193 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.42% more than the national average, earning $50,887 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lietze91231/
Glietz9175/
Litz897,007/
Letz892,310/
Liez89179/
Leitz803,592/
Leutz801,132/
Leetz80642/
Loitz80628/
Loetz80410/
Luitz80245/
Liets80195/
Letze80148/
Lestz80123/
Laetz80108/
Laiez80104/
Laitz80102/
Leatz8070/
Loiez8067/
Luetz8049/
Litze8023/
Lithz805/
Lettz803/
Leytz803/
Lihtz802/
Littz802/
Litsz801/
Lletz801/
Lgitz801/
Letdz801/
Liedz801/
Leiez801/
Lethz801/
Letrz801/
Lietc800/
Lyitz800/
Hlitz800/
Lietzsch777/
Liz757,308/
Lez75308/
Liedts73135/
Lietch73122/
Leutze73107/
Leitze7376/
Lowetz7354/
Leitez7350/
Leshtz7341/
Luitze7338/
Leytze7333/
Luitsz7327/
Lawetz7321/
Lojetz735/
Lichtz733/
Laitez732/
Liouez731/
Leuetz731/
Leitzh731/
Lliotz731/
Lehőtz731/
Leistz731/
Leytez731/
Lieths731/
Leidtz730/
Lauetz730/
Leittz730/
Luiz6738,432/
Laiz672,346/
Lets67891/
Lits67429/
Loiz67379/
Lhez67331/
Leiz67289/
Lietsch67227/
Lecz67226/
Leuz67197/
Licz67167/
Lytz67123/
Letzsch6776/
Lidz6775/
Leez6742/
Lizh6740/
Lizz6733/
Leaz6722/
Hlez6721/
Lieszcz6714/
Leyz6712/
Lezh6712/
Lietche6711/
Liec676/
Gliouez674/
Llez673/
Legiedz673/
Láiz673/
Leitzhe673/
Lyiz673/
Ljtz673/
Liiz672/
Lehz672/
Luijtze672/
Litc672/
Liyz672/
Litx671/
Liţe671/
Lätz671/
Ledz671/
Lujietc671/
Ljez671/
Lyez671/
Liggets670/
Lhiz670/

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