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

The surname Lichota occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lichota.

How Common Is The Last Name Lichota? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lichota is the 164,440th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,762,527 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Lichota are found; 90 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 90 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Lichota is most commonly used in Poland, where it is borne by 2,330 people, or 1 in 16,313. Barring Poland this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Slovakia, where 1 percent reside.

Lichota Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lichota last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with 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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