Licht Surname

57,727th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Licht Surname Definition:

(German, Dutch) The light-complexioned, or blond, man.

Licht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5271:102,76711,345
Germany2,7091:29,7183,910
Israel5221:16,3942,452
Netherlands3581:47,1718,058
Brazil3241:660,72324,406
Denmark3121:18,0921,777
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
France1481:448,80264,499
Argentina861:497,01636,727
Australia711:380,22131,281
Canada641:575,71247,839
Austria561:152,06120,229
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Colombia431:1,111,0259,613
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Croatia341:124,37118,240
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
Sweden251:393,87027,867
England241:2,321,58686,519
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Belgium191:605,08754,956
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Norway71:734,61250,907
Suriname41:138,1547,029
China41:341,830,39216,990
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belize11:355,4743,977
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2751:182,61316,219

Licht (31) may also be a first name.

Licht Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Dutch) The light-complexioned, or blond, man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(English, German) One who lived at the light place or clearing in the forest.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a male ancestor) A name selected for Uri or Meir because of its association with “light.” Jewish family names beginning with Licht, (“light, in German) are usually a reference to this pat­ronymic: Lichtenstein, Lichtenberg, Lichtenfeld.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Licht Last Name Facts

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

Licht (Russian: Личт) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Licht? popularity and diffusion

The surname Licht is the 57,727th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 830,963 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Licht live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Licht is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 31 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3,527 people, or 1 in 102,767. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 16 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent reside and Israel, where 6 percent reside.

Licht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Licht has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Licht last name expanded 1,283 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Licht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Licht last name are 3.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.34% registered with the political party.

The amount Licht earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 23.66% less than the national average, earning R 181,416 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.46% more than the national average, earning $30,070,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.57% more than the national average, earning $49,435 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.49% more than the national average, earning $66,323 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leicht9110,110/
Lichte912,305/
Loicht91240/
Lischt91104/
Laicht9151/
Liecht9115/
Lichts915/
Lichtz913/
Lichst912/
Litcht911/
Lichth911/
Lich892,169/
Liht8968/
Lict892/
Loichet8389/
Laichet8357/
Leichte8345/
Litchte832/
Lischtt831/
Leichet831/
Litchts831/
Leitcht830/
Leichst830/
Lucht808,843/
Liche801,928/
Laich801,295/
Lisch801,089/
Leich801,006/
Liech80775/
Lücht80591/
Litch80411/
Lecht80164/
Likht80129/
Luich8099/
Lichs8051/
Lihte8010/
Hlich809/
Llich802/
Lisht802/
Litht801/
Luiht801/
Lieht801/
Leiht801/
Lichì801/
Lycht800/
Loich800/
Leichtte770/
Lit753,489/
Lih751,158/
Leitch7315,697/
Laiche736,214/
Liesch731,642/
Leucht731,254/
Litche731,032/
Leisch73789/
Lechte73628/
Luecht73372/
Loisch73108/
Gliech7362/
Lescht7360/
Leiche7357/
Lische7350/
Leichs7348/
Leikht7329/
Laisch7325/
Likhte7317/
Lajcht7315/
Luchth7310/
Lyuich734/
Lyaich734/
Laitch734/
Lejcht734/
Laisht734/
Loicet734/
Leisht732/
Lishch732/
Lychte731/
Llecht731/
Lishte731/
Leichh731/
Hlisch731/
Lishzt731/
Lychet731/
Hllich731/
Leecht731/
Lhaich731/
Hliche731/
Laichz731/
Laaich731/
Litchd730/
Luisch730/
Lischh730/
Littch730/
Lithte730/
Litchs730/
Leichtová7154/
Leichtova712/
Leichette711/
List6720,502/
Lech6720,025/
Litt674,869/
Lite673,268/
Liot672,321/
Lish672,282/
Lait672,164/
Loit671,426/
Leitsch671,075/
Lihe671,009/
Lice67917/
Lych67826/
Lith67734/
Leit67649/
Liet67639/
Lihs67605/
Luit67479/
Leht67474/
Leih67321/
Likh67319/
Luih67124/
Litsche67115/
Lieh67110/
Laih6794/
Laitsch6783/
Lidh6775/
Lichowa6744/
Lichova6731/
Leachet6728/
Gliesch6726/
Lect6721/
Lidt6711/
Lizt6711/
Lichová679/
Glilich679/
Loicett676/
Laiched675/
Lejchte674/
Lyaikht674/
Litp672/
Llit672/
Leitche672/
Liph672/
Hlit672/
Lhet672/
Lihh671/
Llih671/
Liehsch671/
Lgit671/
Leische671/
Leitchs671/
Leithch671/
Litd671/
Lißt671/
Läch671/
Laychet671/
Lechtch671/
Laitche671/
Lictowa671/
Lyaiche671/
Ljht671/
Lixh671/
Lhih671/
Lijt671/
Lyht670/
Luicett670/
Lixt670/

Licht Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Licht in the Russian language
Личтlict-

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Licht Reference & Research

Light DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Light FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Licht
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