Lifshitz Surname
Approximately 5,773 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 5,108 | 1:1,675 | 155 |
| United States | 422 | 1:858,907 | 65,342 |
| Canada | 75 | 1:491,275 | 42,011 |
| Mexico | 74 | 1:1,677,381 | 17,205 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
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.
Lifshitz Demographics
Lifshitz Political Affiliation
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifschitz | 94 | 825 | / |
| Liefshitz | 94 | 7 | / |
| Lifshitzh | 94 | 1 | / |
| Llifshitz | 94 | 1 | / |
| Lifsitz | 93 | 53 | / |
| Lifshiz | 93 | 27 | / |
| Liffschitz | 89 | 10 | / |
| Lifschistz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lifshits | 88 | 678 | / |
| Livshitz | 88 | 170 | / |
| Lifchitz | 88 | 105 | / |
| Lifshutz | 88 | 100 | / |
| Lifschiz | 88 | 8 | / |
| Libshitz | 88 | 4 | / |
| Liffshiz | 88 | 3 | / |
| Liwshitz | 88 | 3 | / |
| Lisfsitz | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lifshidz | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lifschutz | 82 | 176 | / |
| Livschitz | 82 | 118 | / |
| Liwschitz | 82 | 33 | / |
| Lifsichtz | 82 | 23 | / |
| Libschitz | 82 | 19 | / |
| Liphshitz | 82 | 8 | / |
| Lifsheetz | 82 | 5 | / |
| Lifschits | 82 | 4 | / |
| Leibshitz | 82 | 2 | / |
| Lifschytz | 82 | 1 | / |
| Livshiz | 80 | 68 | / |
| Lifcitz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lifshchits | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lifschuetz | 78 | 1 | / |
| Livshits | 75 | 3,878 | / |
| Lifsitch | 75 | 51 | / |
| Livchitz | 75 | 46 | / |
| Liwchitz | 75 | 21 | / |
| Lifchits | 75 | 19 | / |
| Livshutz | 75 | 18 | / |
| Livshetz | 75 | 11 | / |
| Lifchetz | 75 | 9 | / |
| Liwschiz | 75 | 8 | / |
| Livshitc | 75 | 5 | / |
| Levshitz | 75 | 5 | / |
| Libshits | 75 | 3 | / |
| Livschiz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lifshyts | 75 | 2 | / |
| Livshytz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liphshiz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liwscitz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lifshets | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leibsitz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lifshitsová | 74 | 1 | / |
| Lifsic | 71 | 11 | / |
| Livschutz | 71 | 5 | / |
| Livschits | 71 | 5 | / |
| Livshitts | 71 | 2 | / |
| Liphshits | 71 | 1 | / |
| Livsheetz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lifszyc | 67 | 46 | / |
| Lifsics | 67 | 45 | / |
| Livshic | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lifšits | 67 | 8 | / |
| Livschuetz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Livshchits | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lifszic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lefsetz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Livsits | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lifshitz
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