Lichtenhahn Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Lichtenhahn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lichtenhahn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
United States421:8,629,975373,648
France261:2,554,720189,486
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Lichtenhahn Last Name Facts

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

Lichtenhahn occurs most in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lichtenhahn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lichtenhahn? popularity and diffusion

Lichtenhahn is the 1,380,086th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name Lichtenhahn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Lichtenhahn are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Lichtenhahn is most common in Germany, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,712,882. In Germany it is mostly found in: Hesse, where 30 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 26 percent reside.

Lichtenhahn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lichtenhahn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lichtenhahn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lichtenhahn are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.75% being registered with the political party.

Lichtenhahn earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.88% less than the national average, earning $32,847 USD 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
  • 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 Lichtenhahn
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