Liz Surname

67,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,308 people bear this surname

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

Liz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3241:273,76125,637
Dominican Republic1,2401:8,414745
Colombia1,1151:42,8472,332
Spain5511:84,8497,226
New Zealand5141:8,8101,525
Portugal4531:22,9981,555
Brazil4101:522,13319,608
Philippines2581:392,39650,646
Australia2271:118,92413,128
England2031:274,47321,519
Argentina1141:374,94229,068
Iraq891:393,5027,096
Kenya731:632,60128,796
Mexico661:1,880,70018,230
Canada581:635,26952,014
India541:14,204,914239,375
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Uruguay401:85,7948,727
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Scotland371:144,6988,671
China331:41,433,9872,228
Peru291:1,096,00419,774
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Cuba141:823,0516,140
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Wales91:343,83718,086
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
France71:9,488,960336,266
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

The alternate forms: Líz (2) are calculated separately.

Liz (188,175) may also be a first name.

Liz Last Name Facts

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

Liz (Arabic: ليز) occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant: Líz. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Liz? popularity and diffusion

Liz is the 67,996th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 997,201 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Liz live; 24 percent live in South America and 18 percent live in Anglo-North America. Liz is also the 5,575th most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 188,175 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,324 people, or 1 in 273,761. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 42 percent are found, Florida, where 13 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 94 countries. It also occurs in The Dominican Republic, where 17 percent are found and Colombia, where 15 percent are found.

Liz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Liz has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Liz surname grew 6,767 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Liz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Liz are 42.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.4% being registered with the party.

The amount Liz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $22,152,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 9.99% less than the national average, earning $38,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Líz892/
Luiz8638,432/
Litz867,007/
Laiz862,346/
Loiz86379/
Leiz86289/
Liez86179/
Licz86167/
Lisz8696/
Lidz8675/
Lizh8640/
Lioz8640/
Lizz8633/
Lizt8611/
Láiz863/
Lirz861/
Lhiz860/
Li80104,892,114/
Lietz758,794/
Leitz753,592/
Loitz75628/
Lierz75410/
Leisz75339/
Luitz75245/
Laitz75102/
Liesz7548/
Loisz7534/
Litze7523/
Leicz758/
Lithz755/
Luizz754/
Lizst753/
Lihtz752/
Littz752/
Laisz752/
Lidzz752/
Lluiz751/
Litsz751/
Lgitz751/
Leirz751/
Liuiz751/
Liedz751/
Luisz751/
Hlicz751/
Luizt751/
Lizsx751/
Lijzt751/
Leidz750/
Leizz750/
Hlitz750/
Lei673,739,001/
Lai673,581,809/
Lui6799,152/
Lis6791,537/
Lie6750,006/
Loi6738,016/
Lia6735,092/
Lio6711,281/
Lic673,669/
Lit673,489/
Lip673,340/
Lid671,974/
Lix671,462/
Lii671,162/
Lih671,158/
Lli671,018/
Liß67919/
Liy67604/
Liszcz67354/
Lez67308/
Lyz67109/
Lhi6791/
Lyi6786/
Leitze6776/
Glietz6775/
Lizova6753/
Leitez6750/
Lizowa6748/
Lij6743/
Luitze6738/
Leiszt6737/
Hli6730/
Luitsz6727/
Ljz679/
Lić674/
Lichtz673/
Lgi672/
Laitez672/
Leisze671/
Leitzh671/
Liṓ671/
Lại671/
Lợi671/
Lishzt671/
Liù671/
Liǔ671/
Lliotz671/
Léi671/
Leistz671/
Laichz671/
Leidtz670/
Leittz670/

Liz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liz in the Arabic language
ليزlyz-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Liz
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