Lechtig Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Panama

Lechtig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lechtig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lechtig Last Name Facts

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

Lechtig has its highest incidence in Venezuela. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lechtig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Lechtig reside; 78 percent reside in South America and 44 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

Lechtig is most commonly occurring in Venezuela, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,157,434. In Venezuela it is most frequent in: Táchira, where 50 percent live, Miranda, where 29 percent live and Capital District, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Venezuela this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Lechtig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lechtig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lechtig Last Name Statistics demography

Lechtig earn less than half the average income. In Peru they earn 58.61% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,024 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leichtig931/
Lehtig925/
Lichtig86376/
Lecthig861/
Letig8330/
Lechtick809/
Litchtig802/
Lichteig801/
Lettig77367/
Lestig7764/
Lethig7733/
Lietig7711/
Letigh778/
Lehtic772/
Leatig772/
Leitig770/
Leichstic750/
Lichtik7127/
Lichtigová7112/
Leustig716/
Lekhtik714/
Leittig712/
Leatigh711/
Letigue710/
Letik67379/
Letic67251/
Litig67236/
Lehestik6731/
Leteg6727/
Llachtik673/
Leithigh671/
Letiq671/
Lettigue670/

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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 Lechtig
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