von Lieven Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
von Lieven Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
von Lieven Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Lieven Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname von Lieven is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name von Lieven? popularity and diffusion
von Lieven is the 4,206,983rd most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of von Lieven are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 5,750,390. In Germany it is most frequent in: Berlin, where 71 percent live, Bavaria, where 14 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent live. Not including Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 18 percent live and Austria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Lieven | 90 | 6 | / |
| van Leven | 84 | 9 | / |
| van Leuven | 80 | 2,474 | / |
| van Leeven | 80 | 35 | / |
| van Leaven | 80 | 11 | / |
| van Lueven | 80 | 1 | / |
| Van't Leven | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Luven | 74 | 302 | / |
| van Luuven | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Leuvem | 70 | 1 | / |
| van Louven | 70 | 0 | / |
| Van-Luven | 63 | 2 | / |
| van Leuvin | 60 | 0 | / |
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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 von Lieven
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