Lieven Surname

281,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lieven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lieven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7171:112,28113,831
France3051:217,77933,834
Netherlands1331:126,97119,799
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Belgium331:348,38338,592
England311:1,797,35772,927
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kiribati11:113,4071,341
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Lieven (9,446) may also be a first name.

Lieven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lieven is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lieven? popularity and diffusion

It is the 281,779th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,323,262 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Lieven live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 63,666th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 9,446 people.

The last name Lieven is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 717 people, or 1 in 112,281. In Germany Lieven is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent are found and Berlin, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Germany it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in France, where 22 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found.

Lieven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lieven has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Lieven surname rose 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lieven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lieven are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.89% registered with the party.

Lieven earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.84% more than the national average, earning $46,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lievene921/
Leven915,780/
Liven91394/
Levent8313,577/
Levene833,346/
Lievin832,088/
Loeven83603/
Leuven83473/
Lesven83387/
Laeven83385/
Leveen83213/
Leaven83172/
Livent83165/
Levend83142/
Levein8394/
Levenq8375/
Litven8364/
Livene8364/
Levean8357/
Letven8334/
Liveng8330/
Leeven8328/
Laiven8320/
Leiven839/
Livean837/
Livien835/
Livein833/
Lihven833/
Leveng832/
Lueven832/
Leyven832/
Levoen832/
Livend832/
Levenc832/
Levesn832/
Liveen831/
Leveyn831/
Loiven831/
Levenn831/
Levhen831/
Levenk830/
Hleven830/
Levisen77404/
Lieving77212/
Lievain77170/
Leviten7797/
Levesen7781/
Leavene7741/
Leveane7739/
Levetin7737/
Leivent7730/
Liebgen7726/
Liveing7725/
Levenne7723/
Leveine7712/
Liveten7711/
Leveene778/
Lievina774/
Leivean774/
Livienė774/
Leeveen772/
Ålivien772/
Lisveen772/
Liebein771/
Levegne771/
Levenng771/
Leventt771/
Leevene771/
Leventh771/
Leivein771/
Layiven771/
Laivene771/
Litvein771/
Lehaven770/
Leveyne770/
Leveing770/
Leavean770/
Levesin770/
Levin7372,748/
Levyn732,610/
Livin73857/
Levén73361/
Luven73113/
Lyven7375/
Livén7357/
Levín737/
Léven731/
Levèn731/
Livem731/
Levem730/
Levenova7196/
Levechin7118/
Levengue715/
Livenova713/
Levenque712/
Lievinne711/
Levissen711/
Levesing710/
Livesing710/
Leaveing710/
Laiveene710/
Levine6761,881/
Levina6730,291/
Litvin6714,623/
Levyna672,737/
Levien671,615/
Living671,612/
Lyevin671,178/
Levain67753/
Louven67629/
Livina67398/
Leving67156/
Lauven67140/
Levinh67137/
Luyven67126/
Livint6791/
Liévin6784/
Levink6771/
Litvín6767/
Livijn6765/
Laveen6765/
Livain6763/
Levihn6760/
Lavean6749/
Levoin6742/
Livion6738/
Levinn6731/
Lewene6726/
Lebean6725/
Levyne6724/
Levion6720/
Livayn6717/
Levijn6715/
Litvyn6714/
Leevin6714/
Levint6713/
Lebhen6712/
Levyon6711/
Leivyn6711/
Levayn6710/
Liovin6710/
Loevin679/
Letvyn679/
Lyoven678/
Levind678/
Liebichen676/
Luvean676/
Laivin675/
Lavein673/
Llevin673/
Lisvin673/
Livind672/
Laivyn672/
Levhin671/
Levitn671/
Lihweisen671/
Liveem671/
Liveim671/
Liweissen671/
Levynh671/
Laevin671/
Leivin671/
Liêvin671/
Livinh671/
Livinț671/
Liuivienė671/
Lièvin671/
Luevin671/
Lyuven671/
Levinė671/
Liwene671/
Liwean671/
Lytven671/
Leyvyn671/
Leveingne670/
Lewean670/
Loivin670/

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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 Lieven
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