Liven Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Norway

Liven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1701:847,78368,532
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
Norway351:146,92218,432
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Finland121:458,05828,977
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
France31:22,140,907385,998
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Livén (57) are calculated separately.

Liven (469) may also be a first name.

Liven Last Name Facts

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

Liven (Hindi: लीवेन, Russian: Ливень) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Livén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liven? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 734,496th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Liven reside; 32 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 32 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 393,184th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 469 people.

The surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 847,783. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 20 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent are found and Kemerovo Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Beside Russia this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.

Liven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Liven has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Liven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Liven are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 42.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Liven earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.63% more than the national average, earning 414,007 kr per year and in United States they earn 31.12% less than the national average, earning $29,721 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Livén9357/
Lieven911,369/
Livent91165/
Litven9164/
Livene9164/
Liveng9130/
Laiven9120/
Leiven919/
Livean917/
Livien915/
Livein913/
Lihven913/
Livend912/
Liveen911/
Loiven911/
Leivent8330/
Liveing8325/
Liveten8311/
Leivean834/
Livienė834/
Ålivien832/
Lisveen832/
Leivein831/
Leivien831/
Laivene831/
Litvein831/
Leven805,780/
Livin80857/
Luven80113/
Lyven8075/
Léven801/
Livem801/
Laivienė7733/
Livenova773/
Leivienė772/
Leivienn770/
Livesing770/
Laiveene770/
Litvin7314,623/
Levent7313,577/
Levene733,346/
Lievin732,088/
Levien731,615/
Living731,612/
Leuven73473/
Livina73398/
Lesven73387/
Leveen73213/
Leaven73172/
Levend73142/
Luyven73126/
Livine73122/
Levein7394/
Livint7391/
Levenq7375/
Litvín7367/
Livijn7365/
Livain7363/
Levean7357/
Livion7338/
Letven7334/
Leeven7328/
Livayn7317/
Litvyn7314/
Leivyn7311/
Liovin7310/
Libene739/
Lyoven738/
Liviñe738/
Luvean736/
Laivin735/
Lisvin733/
Leveng732/
Lueven732/
Livind732/
Leyven732/
Levenc732/
Laivyn732/
Levesn732/
Liveem731/
Liveim731/
Leivin731/
Leveyn731/
Livinh731/
Livinț731/
Lyuven731/
Levenn731/
Liwene731/
Levhen731/
Liwean731/
Lytven731/
Levenk730/
Loivin730/
Hleven730/
Liuivienė711/
Litvine67535/
Levisen67404/
Lievain67170/
Laibhen67139/
Laivina67134/
Llivina6798/
Leviten6797/
Levesen6781/
Livigne6754/
Livitin6750/
Leavene6741/
Leveane6739/
Levetin6737/
Levenne6723/
Liovina6713/
Leveine6712/
Leveene678/
Leivyna678/
Leivine676/
Lyvienė676/
Lewisen675/
Levienė674/
Livheim674/
Liswene674/
Lithvén674/
Laivyna673/
Laiving672/
Lishvin672/
Leeveen672/
Laibean672/
Libeing671/
Liebein671/
Levegne671/
Levenng671/
Leventt671/
Levienn671/
Leiving671/
Leevene671/
Leibhen671/
Leventh671/
Littvin671/
Loiving671/
Lyuvien671/
Liebuin671/
Leivina671/
Libeand670/
Leveyne670/
Leveing670/
Leavean670/
Leavien670/
Levesin670/

Liven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liven in the Hindi language
लीवेनlivena-
Liven in the Russian language
Ливеньliven-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Liven
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis