Lichtenstein Surname

74,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Lichtenstein Surname Definition:

Place name in South Germany. Also Principality between Switzerland and Austria (Liechten­stein).

Lichtenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6941:98,12110,921
Germany1,2321:65,3458,367
Israel2741:31,2324,432
South Africa1411:384,23934,295
France1321:503,20270,199
Argentina1211:353,25127,617
England921:605,63136,119
Denmark891:63,4246,389
Brazil861:2,489,23675,804
Poland851:447,16246,049
Switzerland681:120,77812,249
Canada651:566,85547,218
Australia641:421,80833,593
Romania621:323,83728,474
Hungary571:172,21515,080
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Austria271:315,38635,058
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Belgium211:547,45951,586
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Wales101:309,45316,869
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Norway61:857,04855,549
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Macau11:601,6301,582
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:208,37617,958

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).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who came from Lichtenstein (light stone), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

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