Lechtenfeld Surname
Approximately 302 people bear this surname
Lechtenfeld Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 299 | 1:269,249 | 28,591 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Lechtenfeld Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lechtenfeld Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lechtenfeld occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lechtenfeld? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 889,654th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Lechtenfeld reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Lechtenfeld is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 299 people, or 1 in 269,249. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent live, Bavaria, where 5 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 4 percent live. Outside of Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 0 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.
Lechtenfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lechtenfeld has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lechtenfeld surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liechtenfeld | 96 | 3 | / |
| Lechtenfield | 96 | 3 | / |
| Lechtenfeldt | 96 | 0 | / |
| Loechtenfeldt | 92 | 14 | / |
| Lichtenfeld | 91 | 1,351 | / |
| Lichtenfeldt | 87 | 16 | / |
| Lichtenfield | 87 | 13 | / |
| Lichtenfelds | 87 | 1 | / |
| Llichtenfeld | 87 | 1 | / |
| Lichtenfel | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lihtenfeld | 86 | 1 | / |
| Likhtenfeld | 82 | 104 | / |
| Lichtenfelt | 82 | 35 | / |
| Lykhtenfeld | 82 | 5 | / |
| Lichtenfeltz | 78 | 2 | / |
| Licthtinfeld | 78 | 0 | / |
| Lichtenfelts | 78 | 0 | / |
| Lykhtynfeld | 73 | 2 | / |
| Littenfield | 73 | 0 | / |
| Liestenfelt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Leathnfeldt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Listenfelt | 67 | 27 | / |
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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 Lechtenfeld
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