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

The last name Lifshitz is most common in Israel. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lifshitz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 83,778th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,262,350 people. The last name Lifshitz occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Lifshitz reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name is most widespread in Israel, where it is borne by 5,108 people, or 1 in 1,675. In Israel it is most prevalent in: Central District, where 25 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 18 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 16 percent are found. Beside Israel it occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Lifshitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lifshitz surname are 40.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.48% being registered with the political 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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