Licht Surname
Approximately 8,770 people bear this surname
Licht Surname Definition:
(German, Dutch) The light-complexioned, or blond, man.
Licht Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,527 | 1:102,767 | 11,345 |
| Germany | 2,709 | 1:29,718 | 3,910 |
| Israel | 522 | 1:16,394 | 2,452 |
| Netherlands | 358 | 1:47,171 | 8,058 |
| Brazil | 324 | 1:660,723 | 24,406 |
| Denmark | 312 | 1:18,092 | 1,777 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| France | 148 | 1:448,802 | 64,499 |
| Argentina | 86 | 1:497,016 | 36,727 |
| Australia | 71 | 1:380,221 | 31,281 |
| Canada | 64 | 1:575,712 | 47,839 |
| Austria | 56 | 1:152,061 | 20,229 |
| Estonia | 50 | 1:26,436 | 4,834 |
| Colombia | 43 | 1:1,111,025 | 9,613 |
| Switzerland | 37 | 1:221,971 | 18,930 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Croatia | 34 | 1:124,371 | 18,240 |
| Poland | 31 | 1:1,226,089 | 78,991 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 275 | 1:182,613 | 16,219 |
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.
(English, German) One who lived at the light place or clearing in the forest.
(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.
Licht Demographics
Average Male Licht Height
178.36 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Licht Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Licht in the Russian language | ||
| Личт | lict | - |
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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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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