Leichty Surname

435,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Leichty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leichty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7831:462,91139,479
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Leichty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leichty is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leichty? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leichty is the 435,329th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,236,433 people. The surname Leichty occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Leichty are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Leichty is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 783 people, or 1 in 462,911. In The United States Leichty is mostly found in: Ohio, where 17 percent are found, Indiana, where 16 percent are found and Iowa, where 15 percent are found. Not including The United States Leichty exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent are found and Lithuania, where 0 percent are found.

Leichty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leichty has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 637 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leichty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leichty are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Leichty earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.65% less than the national average, earning 285,013 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $46,330 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lichty922,912/
Lechty926/
Leicty920/
Leichetty881/
Liechty862,145/
Leichte8645/
Lichtey8616/
Leachty8612/
Leichti867/
Llechty862/
Lyechty862/
Luichty861/
Litchty861/
Liachty860/
Lechtty860/
Leijhty860/
Lecty835/
Licty830/
Leichter801,524/
Leichtte800/
Leichtie800/
Lichte772,305/
Lichti771,283/
Lechte77628/
Lechta7712/
Lictoy775/
Lechti774/
Licthy774/
Liecty772/
Lichté771/
Lychty770/
Lichta770/
Leichette751/
Leichther751/
Liechti717,694/
Lichter714,482/
Lechter71306/
Leuchte71199/
Lichtie7186/
Likhtey7123/
Loechte7122/
Liechte7115/
Lekhtyi714/
Lejchte714/
Litchte712/
Lichtej711/
Leuchta711/
Lachtay711/
Leuchter671,408/
Licta67266/
Lecta67198/
Laichter6770/
Lejchter676/
Lechtich673/
Litchter672/
Lecte671/
Loichter671/
Leuchtii671/
Leachter670/
Licti670/
Llichter670/

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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
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  • 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 Leichty
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