Lifshits Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Monaco

Lifshits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lifshits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3311:435,41741,353
United States1811:2,002,536128,575
Israel821:104,36111,903
Canada441:837,40065,151
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Lifshits Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lifshits (Russian: Лифшиц) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lifshits? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 488,996th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,748,593 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Lifshits are found; 41 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 41 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 331 people, or 1 in 435,417. In Russia Lifshits is most numerous in: Moscow, where 23 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 15 percent are found and Irkutsk Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Russia this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Israel, where 12 percent are found.

Lifshits Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Lifshits last name are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 51.72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lifshits earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $42,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.38% more than the national average, earning $63,284 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lifshits Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lifshits in the Russian language
Лифшицlifsic-

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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 Lifshits
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