Lichtenberg Surname

62,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Lichtenberg Surname User-submission:

Lichtenberg is a German surname, meaning 'light mountain'.

Lichtenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,3571:18,4772,421
United States2,0231:179,16917,922
Netherlands5491:30,7605,103
Czechia2061:51,6198,660
Denmark1221:46,2684,833
Israel1171:73,1428,960
Brazil1101:1,946,13062,141
Thailand651:1,086,744162,071
Austria571:149,39419,936
Poland521:730,93760,459
Canada391:944,75971,777
Sweden311:317,63722,171
France311:2,142,668174,004
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Chile261:677,55715,745
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
England171:3,277,533109,658
Curaçao141:11,232389
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Norway101:514,22941,629
Liechtenstein91:4,264487
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Wales61:515,75523,171
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2551:196,93617,192

Lichtenberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lichtenberg is a German surname, meaning 'light mountain'.

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Lichtenberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lichtenberg has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lichtenberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lichtenberg is the 62,620th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 909,352 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Lichtenberg live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 4,357 people, or 1 in 18,477. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Berlin, where 9 percent live. Beside Germany it is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Lichtenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lichtenberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lichtenberg surname increased 793 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lichtenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lichtenberg surname are 14.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.2% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lichtenberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 47.09% more than the national average, earning 509,064 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 474.96% more than the national average, earning R 1,366,320 per year; in United States they earn 16.04% more than the national average, earning $50,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.6% more than the national average, earning $60,416 CAD per year.

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Lichtenberg Reference & Research

Lichtenberger 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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