Lichte Surname

184,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lichte Surname Definition:

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

Lichte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7341:46,4286,086
United States5081:713,50256,234
France301:2,214,091176,965
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

The alternate forms: Lichté (1) are calculated separately.

Lichte 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

Lichte Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lichte is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Lichté. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lichte? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lichte is the 184,125th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,161,625 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Lichte reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 1,734 people, or 1 in 46,428. In Germany Lichte is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 53 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Hesse, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Lichte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lichte has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 431 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lichte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lichte surname are 23.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.51% registered to vote for the party.

Lichte earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning $46,203 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lichté941/
Lichter924,482/
Lichtie9286/
Leichte9245/
Lichtey9216/
Liechte9215/
Litchte922/
Lichtej921/
Licht918,770/
Lihte9110/
Leichter861,524/
Laichter8670/
Litchter862/
Loichter861/
Leichtie860/
Leichtte860/
Llichter860/
Leicht8310,110/
Lichty832,912/
Lichti831,283/
Lechte83628/
Loicht83240/
Luchte83144/
Lihter83127/
Lischt83104/
Laicht8351/
Likhte8317/
Liecht8315/
Lichts835/
Lihtei833/
Lichtz833/
Lichst832/
Lihtey831/
Lychte831/
Lishte831/
Litcht831/
Lichth831/
Lichta830/
Lictie830/
Lithte830/
Lite803,268/
Liht8068/
Lict802/
Leichette801/
Leichther801/
Liechti777,694/
Liechty772,145/
Leichty77789/
Lechter77306/
Leuchte77199/
Loichet7789/
Laichet7757/
Likhtey7723/
Leichti777/
Laiched775/
Lejchte774/
Lishter773/
Luichty771/
Litchty771/
Lischtt771/
Leichet771/
Lüchter771/
Litchts771/
Lychter771/
Leihter771/
Leitcht770/
Leichst770/
Leite73514,653/
Liste732,071/
Laite73782/
Liter73781/
Lites73665/
Liete73314/
Licta73266/
Litte73251/
Litei73216/
Litet73190/
Lecht73164/
Løite73141/
Likht73129/
Litie73118/
Loite7397/
Lithe7392/
Liote7385/
Litep7383/
Lited7368/
Luite7367/
Litee7340/
Litea7323/
Liteu7323/
Litez7311/
Lyhte7310/
Litge737/
Litey735/
Lisht732/
Lecte731/
Litht731/
Luiht731/
Lieht731/
Liteh731/
Leiht731/
Lehte731/
Lihti731/
Lycht730/
Licty730/
Licti730/
Lojchter7114/
Lajchter7112/
Lejchter716/
Lischtti711/
Lytchter710/
Leachter710/
Lister6732,356/
Leitch6715,697/
Leites678,410/
Leiter676,712/
Lit673,489/
Leucht671,254/
Litter671,097/
Laiter67564/
Listeš67553/
Leithe67538/
Leiste67400/
Liette67303/
Leitte67256/
Laitei67173/
Luites67153/
Littee67141/
Leijte67141/
Letich67127/
Loitey67125/
Lieste67116/
Listes6776/
Loiter6760/
Lescht6760/
Listte6756/
Listea6756/
Leichtová6754/
Liotte6751/
Leitez6750/
Leitet6749/
Llaite6732/
Lleite6730/
Litych6730/
Leikht6729/
Lither6726/
Littie6726/
Littge6725/
Littes6724/
Luitje6722/
Laitte6718/
Litich6715/
Lajcht6715/
Lithie6713/
Laichetti6713/
Laitey6713/
Lichthoiz6713/
Lehtee6713/
Litesh6712/
Lechta6712/
Lekhte6710/
Lithep6710/
Littée679/
Listed678/
Laites678/
Laiste678/
Lechty676/
Leitie676/
Luitte675/
Lictoy675/
Lechti674/
Liehty674/
Laitch674/
Licthy674/
Lejcht674/
Lithey674/
Laiteh674/
Laisht674/
Loicet674/
Loiste674/
Liștea674/
Luiste674/
Laidte673/
Leuhte673/
Laithe673/
Lizter673/
Laitie673/
Loitte673/
Liothe673/
Lidter672/
Liecty672/
Hleite672/
Leisht672/
Leiteh672/
Luitey672/
Liethe672/
Lišter672/
Laitez672/
Lehste672/
Leichtova672/
Lithes672/
Listet672/
Lehteh672/
Liştea671/
Lyshte671/
Luchty671/
Luited671/
Loithe671/
Likhti671/
Llecht671/
Liteet671/
Laited671/
Lehtea671/
Leichetty671/
Laaite671/
Lecthe671/
Leitee671/
Litehe671/
Lishzt671/
Lyaite671/
Lychet671/
Luitet671/
Leitei671/
Leecht671/
Laitee671/
Laitet671/
Lijter671/
Lietei671/
Leitej671/
Lectte671/
Leitje671/
Littea671/
Laitea671/
Leitey671/
Litchd670/
Littey670/
Leitge670/
Lithee670/
Lychty670/
Litteu670/
Leicty670/
Listie670/
Luiter670/
Littei670/

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