Lichota Surname

164,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Lichota Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'poor soil'. The story goes that an ancestor walked around a field kicking the dirt, while complaining about the poor soil and that is what they called him "poor soil". The dictionary translation is muck.

Lichota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2,3301:16,3132,395
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Slovakia321:166,76429,092
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
England201:2,785,90397,972
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Lichota Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'poor soil'. The story goes that an ancestor walked around a field kicking the dirt, while complaining about the poor soil and that is what they called him "poor soil". The dictionary translation is muck.

- vivianhon

Lichota Last Name Facts

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

Lichota occurs more in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lichota.

How Common Is The Last Name Lichota? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 164,440th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,762,527 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Lichota live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Lichota is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 2,330 people, or 1 in 16,313. Outside of Poland this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Slovakia, where 1 percent live.

Lichota Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lichota last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lichota earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.68% more than the national average, earning $52,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.99% less than the national average, earning $44,224 CAD per year.

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Lidzota711/
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Licataa711/
Laicata711/
Lechotadds711/
Lizotta710/
Luchetta672,910/
Likhotio6773/
Likhotho6761/
Lechetta6711/
Liciotto678/
Loichate677/
Lissotta671/
Laihcata671/
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