Lichtenstein Surname
Approximately 6,587 people bear this surname
Lichtenstein Surname Definition:
Place name in South Germany. Also Principality between Switzerland and Austria (Liechtenstein).
Lichtenstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,694 | 1:98,121 | 10,921 |
| Germany | 1,232 | 1:65,345 | 8,367 |
| Israel | 274 | 1:31,232 | 4,432 |
| South Africa | 141 | 1:384,239 | 34,295 |
| France | 132 | 1:503,202 | 70,199 |
| Argentina | 121 | 1:353,251 | 27,617 |
| England | 92 | 1:605,631 | 36,119 |
| Denmark | 89 | 1:63,424 | 6,389 |
| Brazil | 86 | 1:2,489,236 | 75,804 |
| Poland | 85 | 1:447,162 | 46,049 |
| Switzerland | 68 | 1:120,778 | 12,249 |
| Canada | 65 | 1:566,855 | 47,218 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Romania | 62 | 1:323,837 | 28,474 |
| Hungary | 57 | 1:172,215 | 15,080 |
| Sweden | 42 | 1:234,447 | 16,276 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Austria | 27 | 1:315,386 | 35,058 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Uruguay | 19 | 1:180,619 | 14,948 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 241 | 1:208,376 | 17,958 |
The alternate forms: Lichtenštein (12) are calculated separately.
Lichtenstein Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Place name in South Germany. Also Principality between Switzerland and Austria (Liechtenstein).
(German) One who came from Lichtenstein (light stone), in Germany.
Lichtenstein Demographics
Average Male Lichtenstein Height
177.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lichtenstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lichtenstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lichtenstein is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Lichtenštein. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lichtenstein? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lichtenstein is the 74,623rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,106,353 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Lichtenstein live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,694 people, or 1 in 98,121. In The United States Lichtenstein is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 30 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 58 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent are found and Israel, where 4 percent are found.
Lichtenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lichtenstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lichtenstein last name increased 1,533 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 354 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lichtenstein Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Lichtenstein are 42.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.44% being registered with the party.
The amount Lichtenstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.18% more than the national average, earning R 435,300 per year; in United States they earn 20.91% more than the national average, earning $52,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 73.25% more than the national average, earning $86,077 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lichtenštein | 97 | 12 | / |
| Liechtenstein | 96 | 164 | / |
| Lichtensztein | 96 | 65 | / |
| Lichtenshtein | 96 | 14 | / |
| Litchtenstein | 96 | 4 | / |
| Lichthenstein | 96 | 1 | / |
| Leichtenstein | 96 | 0 | / |
| Luchtenstein | 92 | 19 | / |
| Lichtenstien | 92 | 11 | / |
| Lechtenstein | 92 | 9 | / |
| Lichtenstine | 92 | 5 | / |
| Likhtenstein | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lichtenstejn | 92 | 3 | / |
| Lichtensteim | 92 | 1 | / |
| Liechtenshtein | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lüchtenstein | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lichtensteyn | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lichtemstein | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lichtenstene | 92 | 0 | / |
| Lichtensteinová | 89 | 43 | / |
| Lichtensteinova | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lichtensztejn | 88 | 74 | / |
| Likhtenshtein | 88 | 11 | / |
| Lichtensztain | 88 | 10 | / |
| Lichtinshtein | 88 | 2 | / |
| Lijtenstein | 87 | 52 | / |
| Lichtenstan | 87 | 3 | / |
| Lichtenštejn | 83 | 3 | / |
| Lichtenstajn | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lichtenšteinová | 81 | 4 | / |
| Likhtenshteyn | 80 | 192 | / |
| Lykhtenshtein | 80 | 34 | / |
| Lichtensztajn | 80 | 30 | / |
| Lichtenštejnová | 74 | 2 | / |
| Likhtenshtayn | 72 | 10 | / |
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