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 Lichtenstein Salary in
United States
$52,171 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lichtenstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lichtenstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lichtenstein is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Lichtenštein. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lichtenstein? popularity and diffusion
It is the 74,623rd most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,106,353 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Lichtenstein reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Lichtenstein is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 3,694 people, or 1 in 98,121. In The United States Lichtenstein is most frequent in: New York, where 30 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent live and Israel, where 4 percent live.
Lichtenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lichtenstein has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,533 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 354 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lichtenstein Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lichtenstein surname are 42.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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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