Lahti Surname

45,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Lahti Surname Definition:

(Finnish) Dweller near the bay.

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Lahti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland7,4621:73776
United States2,5191:143,89014,900
Sweden8671:11,357994
Canada2791:132,06313,716
Estonia731:18,1073,073
Norway401:128,55716,659
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
England201:2,785,90397,972
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
China31:455,773,85521,925
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Tonga11:107,313791
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Lähti (23) are calculated separately.

Lahti (67) may also be a first name.

Lahti Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Finnish) Dweller near the bay.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'bay' (such as the San Francisco Bay). It is pronounced: laah-te.

- jakelahti

It means 'bay', or 'cove'; a decorative name concentrated in northern finland.

- katie927

Lahti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lahti (Arabic: اتي, Hindi: लाहती, Marathi: लाहोटी) is borne by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Lähti. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lahti? popularity and diffusion

It is the 45,459th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 638,418 people. Lahti is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Lahti reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,191,548th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 67 people.

It is most numerous in Finland, where it is carried by 7,462 people, or 1 in 737. In Finland Lahti is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 28 percent are found, Pirkanmaa, where 15 percent are found and Southwest Finland, where 11 percent are found. Besides Finland it exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Sweden, where 8 percent are found.

Lahti Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lahti has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lahti last name grew 20,992 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lahti Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lahti last name are 2.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.02% registered with the political party.

The amount Lahti earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.67% less than the national average, earning 250,319 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning $46,072 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.91% more than the national average, earning $56,096 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lähti9323/
Lahati91881/
Lahuti91132/
Lashti91102/
Lahtip9128/
Lahtio9124/
Lahtie9114/
Laehti9111/
Lahtit912/
Lahthi911/
Leahti911/
Laahti911/
Lachti911/
Lahtui911/
Lati896,590/
Laththi83170/
Lahauti8320/
Laheuti8318/
Lahatie8316/
Lashtti831/
Lahathi831/
Lyahati831/
Lashtui831/
Lahtieh831/
Laashti831/
Latip8020,153/
Laiti802,729/
Lehti802,471/
Lathi802,156/
Latti801,773/
Hlati801,250/
Latis80832/
Latyi80784/
Lasti80546/
Lyati80521/
Lauti80512/
Latiy80502/
Latai80449/
Latit80356/
Laati80314/
Latih80284/
Lajti80149/
Laeti80137/
Latie80121/
Latid80114/
Latiş8089/
Latei8075/
Latui8069/
Latio8056/
Latoi8032/
Latii8031/
Lohti8031/
Lahte8022/
Llati8019/
Layti8017/
Latiz8012/
Latiș8012/
Lheti8011/
Latij804/
Ladti804/
Lhati803/
Latiç802/
Lhoti801/
Hlahatai771/
Laithi7311,022/
Lathiy738,698/
Latiph732,717/
Hlathi731,963/
Lattip73589/
Latthi73577/
Lattie73534/
Lajtai73477/
Liatis73258/
Laitti73241/
Lahute73232/
Liatti73186/
Laitei73173/
Laitio73172/
Lhouti73170/
Latish73145/
Lathet73136/
Laitip73131/
Laytip73111/
Lautie73110/
Leatti73101/
Lattis73100/
Laitui7386/
Latiss7372/
Lastei7359/
Lyatti7355/
Lahate7349/
Gliati7348/
Lasthi7341/
Lausti7335/
Laatio7333/
Lateit7333/
Lahtee7331/
Lathip7329/
Latich7327/
Liasti7322/
Latieh7319/
Laitis7318/
Lathai7318/
Lautai7317/
Latoip7315/
Lautio7315/
Laisti7315/
Lataip7314/
Lattih7310/
Lahaty739/
Laahty739/
Laitai739/
Llatti738/
Lautis737/
Lastih737/
Laatti737/
Lahter736/
Lahyta736/
Lathte735/
Lathis735/
Lautei735/
Lathhi734/
Laidti734/
Ladtai734/
Laythi734/
Laetai734/
Lattiz734/
Latais734/
Latišs733/
Laytis733/
Lhathi733/
Lauthi733/
Laitie733/
Liatie733/
Latihp733/
Laitit732/
Lhaiti732/
Lattai732/
Laytit732/
Lathit732/
Lahteh732/
Laehte732/
Laatip732/
Lothti731/
Llasti731/
Lashte731/
Lajtie731/
Lathie731/
Lathij731/
Latiea731/
Lattio731/
Latuis731/
Laytti731/
Ladtip731/
Lyatiz731/
Hlatip731/
Hlatti731/
Lastip731/
Lataai731/
Lataiy731/
Lathui731/
Latidh731/
Latoiz731/
Lehthi731/
Lattit731/
Lautit731/
Lahíta731/
Lhoiti731/
Llatip731/
Liatai731/
Laaiti731/
Latipp731/
Latitt731/
Leathi731/
Hlatai731/
Lachte730/
Lastis730/
Leatis730/
Llachtich712/
Lata67339,705/
Late6755,837/
Loti676,814/
Laththe672,200/
Lachter671,501/
Laty67676/
Laithip67507/
Lhostis67262/
Laththa67219/
Lahatte67115/
Laehtee67109/
Llattip6764/
Laythip6760/
Latooij6750/
Lautiej6726/
Lathish6717/
Gliatti6713/
Leachty6712/
Lattish6711/
Laté6711/
Leahtee6711/
Lattich6710/
Lashter678/
Läti678/
Leichti677/
Latthip677/
Lachtaj675/
Lathait674/
Lathiph674/
Lahther674/
Laistti674/
Latj674/
Laithui674/
Latheth672/
Lathich672/
Lastich672/
Latuuyi672/
Lauttio672/
Loshtti671/
Lahaite671/
Lattiph671/
Laztich671/
Laatiph671/
Lathaid671/
Laytich671/
Lattihp671/
Lauthie671/
Lahathe671/
Laheyte671/
Lashteh671/
Lachtay671/
Lochtti671/
Leathet671/
Hlahtay671/
Lauttit670/
Laytiss670/
Laitich670/
Liachty670/
Lautiss670/

Lahti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lahti in the Hindi language
लाहतीlahati-
Lahti in the Marathi language
लाहोटीlahoti-
Lahti in the Arabic language
اتيaty-
هتيhty-

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