Liffen Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Liffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:259,15420,728
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Liffen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liffen is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liffen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Liffen is the 1,076,574th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname Liffen occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Liffen are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in British Isles.

Liffen is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 259,154. In England Liffen is primarily concentrated in: Norfolk, where 27 percent live, Suffolk, where 19 percent live and Greater London, where 12 percent live. Not including England this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Liffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Liffen has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Liffen surname rose 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lifen9172/
Lifeng83183/
Leffen8362/
Liffin8325/
Laifen8311/
Litfen836/
Liufen835/
Luffen833/
Leifen833/
Lihfen831/
Lifn801/
Leuffen77192/
Laifeng7710/
Leifeng777/
Lueffen771/
Lufen73191/
Lifin7334/
Lefen7333/
Lifne731/
Lieffijn7127/
Litfin671,190/
Leufen67399/
Liphen67363/
Leffin67186/
Luffin6755/
Lifina6729/
Leefen6716/
Lipfin678/
Lyufen672/
Letfen671/
Lyofen671/
Lefeng671/
Lifink671/
Leafen670/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Liffen
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