Lievens Surname

67,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Lievens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lievens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5,9901:1,919124
France6191:107,30615,912
United States3501:1,035,59775,973
Netherlands2831:59,67210,273
England241:2,321,58686,519
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Liévens (5) are calculated separately.

Lievens (55) may also be a first name.

Lievens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lievens is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Liévens. For other potential spellings of Lievens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lievens? popularity and diffusion

Lievens is the 67,755th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 992,854 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Lievens live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe. Lievens is also the 1,336,256th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 55 people.

Lievens is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 5,990 people, or 1 in 1,919. In Belgium Lievens is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 86 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 9 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in France, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Lievens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lievens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lievens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lievens are 6.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lievens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.45% more than the national average, earning R 488,232 per year and in United States they earn 1.99% more than the national average, earning $44,007 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liévens955/
Lievense93872/
Lieveyns9315/
Levens922,887/
Livens92495/
Leavens862,027/
Laevens86826/
Lievyns86106/
Liveyns8653/
Loevens8616/
Lievans863/
Leveins863/
Lievins863/
Leviens861/
Livense861/
Levense861/
Leivens861/
Levenst861/
Lievijns803/
Leivense802/
Lievence801/
Levins773,982/
Levans77356/
Levons7791/
Livins7752/
Livyns7740/
Levyns7717/
Luvens772/
Livans770/
Levenz770/
Liebesens7549/
Levensova751/
Livensova751/
Laivins71130/
Litvins71104/
Livenje7143/
Livijns718/
Leevans714/
Leavans714/
L'Evans713/
Louvens713/
Leavons711/
Leivans711/
Levench711/
Livence711/
Levinss711/
Laveins710/
Levitins673/
Lauveans671/
Laivansh671/
Louveins671/
Levisins671/
Livitins671/

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