Liver Surname

335,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Liver Surname Definition:

Probably the same as Lever or Leaver.

Liver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Switzerland1641:50,0796,640
Nigeria1421:1,247,48449,911
Zimbabwe1221:126,54316,872
England1211:460,48030,233
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
India51:153,413,076951,030
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
China41:341,830,39216,990
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

The alternate forms: Líver (1) are calculated separately.

Liver (1,469) may also be a first name.

Liver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably the same as Lever or Leaver.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Liver Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liver (Georgian: ლივერ) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Líver. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liver? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 335,833rd most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,637,109 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Liver live; 39 percent live in Southern Africa and 39 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Liver is also the 203,151st most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 1,469 people.

Liver is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Barring Malawi Liver is found in 47 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Liver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Liver has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Liver surname grew 202 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 148 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Liver Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Liver surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Liver earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.01% less than the national average, earning R 87,912 per year; in United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.04% more than the national average, earning $58,648 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Líver931/
Livert91255/
Liever91142/
Litver9183/
Livier9164/
Livere9121/
Lhiver9117/
Livear9110/
Lliver916/
Leiver914/
Liverd914/
Loiver914/
Laiver912/
Liverz911/
Liover911/
Livger910/
Live892,116/
Liverød83297/
Laivier8348/
Gliever8326/
Lieverz8317/
L'Hiver8313/
Leivere837/
Lhivert833/
Littver832/
Livertt831/
Leivear831/
Llivier831/
Liveere831/
Lever8015,064/
Liber804,546/
Livet802,926/
Llive801,211/
Lyver80646/
Livie80406/
Lived80288/
Lives80277/
Leive80253/
Lieve80228/
Livey80126/
Luver8051/
Liwer8044/
Laive8040/
Livei8027/
Liove8018/
Loive8012/
Livez808/
Livee807/
Livea805/
Livir804/
Liveh802/
Liverova7750/
Libert7311,421/
Lieber737,933/
Leaver736,725/
Levert735,842/
Leiber731,862/
Levier731,340/
Levere731,118/
Limper731,081/
Leever731,070/
Leverd73784/
Livett73736/
Lewier73568/
Libeer73515/
Llever73508/
Laiber73424/
Liewer73321/
Libier73279/
Libere73190/
Leuver73132/
Loivet73117/
Lyvere7386/
Livoir7374/
Liberț7371/
Levear7364/
Lhyver7352/
Luvier7347/
Lesver7326/
Leiwer7325/
Leveur7316/
Livets7314/
Loiber7310/
Layver736/
Lisvey736/
Liwier736/
Leyver735/
Livesh734/
Lebier734/
Leveer733/
Liberz732/
Lisvet732/
Liberd732/
Luives732/
Laives731/
Livees731/
Lliber731/
Leveir731/
Leverp731/
Letver731/
Leivea731/
Leivey731/
Glieve731/
Leives731/
Liebir731/
Luiber731/
Libear731/
Liwere731/
Lyverd731/
Lévier731/
Lytver731/
Leivee731/
L'Ives731/
Libher731/
Llivet731/
Lievie731/
Lyvert731/
Livest730/
Lisber730/
Liwert730/
Lievey730/
Livess730/
Livgey730/
Leverr730/
Leivie730/
Liva676,008/
Livi675,958/
Leve673,038/
Libe672,440/
Liwe67816/
Leibert67702/
Laiouer67244/
Libeert67235/
Livy67207/
Lieberz67186/
Liewehr67182/
Libeyre67161/
L'Hyver6781/
Glieber6780/
Leverre6736/
Leavere6731/
Laibert6719/
Lisbert6718/
Levertt6717/
Litvets6714/
Liebher6714/
Levierh6714/
Loitved678/
Livehed678/
Levierr677/
Loiberh676/
Leiwert675/
Liberzh674/
Leiwere674/
Le'vere673/
Llimper673/
Leverrt672/
Lyve672/
Hleiber672/
Léve672/
Liebier671/
Liehber671/
Liewher671/
Leveart671/
Levherz671/
Leavier671/
Libertt671/
Lebierz671/
L'Lever671/
Lijbeer671/
Libeere671/
Laisuer671/
Lahieve670/
Libherz670/
Leivett670/
Leisuer670/
Llibert670/
Lissuer670/
Layvere670/
Livetch670/
Lieberh670/
Lishuer670/
Leiberd670/
Limpfer670/
Lesvert670/

Liver Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liver in the Georgian language
ლივერliver-

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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Liver
  • 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