Liszt Surname

549,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Liszt Surname User-submission:

Hungarian metonymic occupational surname, derived from the Hungarian noun 'liszt' (meaning 'flour', a refined product ground from grain). It was probably given to those who were involved in grain processing, such as milling. The most famous Liszt, Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811–1886), was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and music teacher of the Romantic period.

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Liszt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1701:57,7436,047
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Austria1381:61,7069,592
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Croatia201:211,43024,636
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
China41:341,830,39216,990
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Liszt (124) may also be a first name.

Liszt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hungarian metonymic occupational surname, derived from the Hungarian noun 'liszt' (meaning 'flour', a refined product ground from grain). It was probably given to those who were involved in grain processing, such as milling. The most famous Liszt, Franz (Ferenc) Liszt (1811–1886), was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and music teacher of the Romantic period.

- kalman1959

Liszt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liszt (Arabic: ليزت) is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liszt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 549,848th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,543,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Liszt live; 33 percent live in Eastern Europe and 29 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 836,439th most frequent first name in the world, held by 124 people.

It is most widely held in Hungary, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 57,743. In Hungary it is most common in: Budapest, where 29 percent are found, Vas County, where 16 percent are found and Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 13 percent are found. Besides Hungary this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Austria, where 24 percent are found.

Liszt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Liszt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Liszt surname rose 3,120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Liszt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Liszt are 16.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Liszt earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.93% more than the national average, earning $51,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.09% less than the national average, earning $42,188 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leiszt9137/
Lishzt911/
List8920,502/
Lizt8911/
Leist806,260/
Liste802,071/
Laist80105/
Liest80102/
Loist8035/
Lijst8030/
Luist8022/
Listh8019/
Leszt807/
Lizst803/
Lists803/
Listt802/
Lisht802/
Listì802/
Lisst801/
Llist801/
Lizth801/
Luizt801/
Lijzt801/
Lisztová771/
Lisztova771/
Leiste73400/
Liszcz73354/
Luiset73165/
Lischt73104/
Lhoist7384/
Listte7356/
Lisæth7316/
Laiste738/
Loiset736/
Luiste734/
Loiste734/
Laisht734/
Laisth734/
Leists732/
Leisht732/
Leistz731/
Leiset731/
Lishte731/
Leidst730/
Listova671,014/
Leiseth67272/
Lyst67222/
Lest67139/
Listová6740/
Laheist6725/
Lisd6713/
L'Hoist674/
Lißt671/
Lischtt671/
Läst671/
Luisete671/
Ljzt671/
Lahaist670/
Lixt670/

Liszt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liszt in the Arabic language
ليزتlyzt-

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