Liffey Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Jersey

Liffey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liffey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1121:42,0443,251
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Jersey121:8,2671,718
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Liffey (23) may also be a first name.

Liffey Last Name Facts

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

Liffey is more commonly found in Ireland than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liffey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,415,499th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name Liffey occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Liffey live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 23 people.

This last name is most numerous in Ireland, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 42,044. In Ireland Liffey is most numerous in: Leinster, where 83 percent are found and Munster, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Ireland this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Jersey, where 8 percent are found.

Liffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Liffey has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Liffey surname rose 622 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it rose 380 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Liffey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Liffey last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Liffey earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.41% more than the national average, earning $60,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liffe916/
Lifey914/
Liffy914/
Laffey833,348/
Luffey83241/
Lifeyo83195/
Liffer8312/
Leifey836/
Lisfey834/
Leffey833/
Lliffe832/
Hliffe831/
Lifeya831/
Lieffe831/
Leiffe831/
Liffoy830/
Liffee830/
Liffet830/
Lipfey830/
Life80953/
Lify8013/
Leiffer77191/
Leiffet774/
Llifeyo771/
Liffets771/
Leffhey771/
Liffa731,259/
Luffy73740/
Lifer73384/
Lüffe73339/
Lifee73140/
Leffe73139/
Luffe73105/
Laffe7391/
Lafey7381/
Leife7359/
Leffy7337/
Lifei7336/
Lifae7332/
Lefey7331/
Laife739/
Lifes735/
Lufey734/
Liffi734/
Lifay733/
Lifeh733/
Liefe732/
Lifea732/
Lifet732/
Lifeu732/
Lifue732/
Lifed731/
Loife731/
Lifie730/
Leiffeit7110/
Leifer673,173/
Lufeyo672,816/
Leffer67476/
Leffet67251/
Laifer67248/
Liffah67157/
Laffee6769/
Leffue6746/
Leafey6744/
Laifoy6743/
Lifoyo6734/
Loifer6721/
Liofae6719/
Lueffe6719/
Laffea6715/
Lyffyt6715/
Leffei6715/
Gliefe678/
Lufeya677/
Laffei677/
Luffee676/
Laiffa676/
Liufei676/
Liefoe673/
Lifiya673/
Leffie672/
Leaffe672/
Litfiy672/
Louffe672/
Lifaya672/
Lijofe672/
Laiffi672/
Leffeu672/
Lifest671/
Leipfe671/
Hlitfe671/
Llifer671/
Leffes671/
Luffie671/
Laufey671/
Lyffer671/
Léffer671/
Lufeyi671/
Leifet671/
Leffed671/
Laffée671/
Lifayo671/
Lifiyo671/
Lifuyo671/
Liefie671/
Laaffe670/
Liffas670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Liffey
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