Lichtefeld Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lichtefeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lichtefeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Lichtefeld Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lichtefeld is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lichtefeld? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,300,225th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name Lichtefeld is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Lichtefeld live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 2,465,707. In The United States Lichtefeld is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 61 percent reside, Indiana, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Lichtefeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lichtefeld has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lichtefeld last name increased 1,470 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lichtefeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lichtefeld surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Lichtefeld earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.89% more than the national average, earning $58,203 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luchtefeld90234/
Lüchtefeld90147/
Lichtefelt900/
Luechtefeld86511/
Leuchtefeld863/
Luchtefield861/
Luechtefield821/
Luechtefeldt820/
Littefield8012/
Lithefield801/
Letheefl561/
Lethifel561/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lichtefeld
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