Lifshitz Surname

83,778th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Lifshitz Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Loebschutz, a town in Upper Silesia, or Liebeschitz, in Bohemia, there developed a variety of Jewish family names: Lifschitz, Lipschitz, Libschitz, Lipschuetz, Luepschuetz.

Lifshitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel5,1081:1,675155
United States4221:858,90765,342
Canada751:491,27542,011
Mexico741:1,677,38117,205
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
France171:3,907,219231,005
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Lifshitz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Loebschutz, a town in Upper Silesia, or Liebeschitz, in Bohemia, there developed a variety of Jewish family names: Lifschitz, Lipschitz, Libschitz, Lipschuetz, Luepschuetz.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Lifshitz Last Name Facts

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

Lifshitz occurs in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lifshitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 83,778th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,262,350 people. The surname Lifshitz occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Lifshitz live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

This surname is most frequent in Israel, where it is held by 5,108 people, or 1 in 1,675. In Israel Lifshitz is mostly found in: Central District, where 25 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 18 percent live and Jerusalem District, where 16 percent live. Beside Israel it exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Lifshitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lifshitz surname are 40.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.48% being registered with the party.

The amount Lifshitz earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 14.64% more than the national average, earning R 272,436 per year; in United States they earn 37.25% more than the national average, earning $59,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.86% more than the national average, earning $54,584 CAD per year.

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Lifshitz Reference & Research

Lifshitz FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Lifshitz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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