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

Lievens is most common in Belgium. It may appear as: Liévens. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lievens? popularity and diffusion

Lievens is the 67,755th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 992,854 people. Lievens occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Lievens are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Lievens is also the 1,336,256th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 55 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 5,990 people, or 1 in 1,919. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 86 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 9 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Belgium it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Lievens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lievens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lievens last name 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 those holding the Lievens last name are 6.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.34% being registered with the 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

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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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