Liégeois Surname
Approximately 936 people bear this surname
Liégeois Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 861 | 1:13,353 | 2,010 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| Luxembourg | 22 | 1:26,388 | 4,799 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
The alternate forms: Liegeois (4,037) & Liègeois (33) are calculated separately.
Liégeois Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liégeois Come From? nationality or country of origin
Liégeois is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Liegeois or Liègeois. Click here to see other potential spellings of Liégeois.
How Common Is The Last Name Liégeois? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 380,890th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,785,840 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Liégeois reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is carried by 861 people, or 1 in 13,353. In Belgium Liégeois is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 92 percent are found, Flemish Region, where 5 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Belgium it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liegeois | 96 | 4,037 | / |
| Liègeois | 96 | 33 | / |
| Liegeoi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Liegeise | 75 | 10 | / |
| Liejeois | 75 | 2 | / |
| Liyeos | 71 | 19 | / |
| Leouis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lieeis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leoeis | 71 | 0 | / |
| Liegeas | 67 | 39 | / |
| Liegeot | 67 | 28 | / |
| Liesges | 67 | 7 | / |
| Liegios | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liengei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehouais | 63 | 17 | / |
| Liegious | 63 | 0 | / |
| Liejie | 57 | 1 | / |
| Liesiy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lieghio | 53 | 248 | / |
| Liedjie | 53 | 17 | / |
| Lehaies | 53 | 14 | / |
| Leujais | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lehouas | 53 | 1 | / |
| Liegghio | 50 | 45 | / |
| Lehayais | 50 | 13 | / |
| Liengyoo | 50 | 3 | / |
| Liegeaux | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Liégeois
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