Lichtenfeld Surname

284,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Lichtenfeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lichtenfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7951:101,26512,557
United States3671:987,62773,174
Israel1101:77,7979,451
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Lichtenfeld Last Name Facts

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

Lichtenfeld is found most in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lichtenfeld? popularity and diffusion

It is the 284,799th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,394,186 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Lichtenfeld reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 795 people, or 1 in 101,265. In Germany Lichtenfeld is most numerous in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 29 percent reside, Berlin, where 16 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Germany it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Israel, where 8 percent reside.

Lichtenfeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lichtenfeld has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lichtenfeld surname increased 1,147 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lichtenfeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lichtenfeld surname are 44.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Lichtenfeld earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.17% more than the national average, earning $50,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.33% less than the national average, earning $47,530 CAD per year.

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