Lifson Surname

649,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lifson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lifson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3701:979,61972,663
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Lifson (25) may also be a first name.

Lifson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lifson (Russian: Лифсон) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lifson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lifson is the 649,026th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,638,511 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Lifson are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 25 people.

Lifson is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 370 people, or 1 in 979,619. In The United States Lifson is most common in: New York, where 21 percent live, Minnesota, where 13 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Lifson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lifson surname are 1.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lifson earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 93.93% more than the national average, earning R 460,848 per year; in United States they earn 44.55% more than the national average, earning $62,373 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.76% more than the national average, earning $76,394 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leifson92441/
Liefson925/
Leifsson86446/
Laifeson861/
Libson83756/
Livson83136/
Lefson8351/
Liwson831/
Lifsan831/
Lifsen831/
Lifsom831/
Leibson77328/
Leifsen77165/
Laibson77114/
Leefson7726/
Leffson7718/
Libsohn777/
Layfson771/
Lifshan771/
Leivson771/
Livsson771/
Lefshon771/
Laivson770/
Leivsson719/
Leafsong712/
Leifssen711/
Levson67527/
Lebson67207/
Lewson6774/
Libzon6748/
Lyvson678/
Lybson671/
Lefzon671/
Lefsen671/
Libsan671/

Lifson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lifson in the Russian language
Лифсонlifson-

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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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  • 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 Lifson
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