Lichter Surname

104,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Lichter Surname Definition:

(German, Dutch) The light-complexioned, or blond, man.

Lichter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1861:165,80916,825
Germany1,4081:57,1777,394
Israel4281:19,9942,976
France741:897,604104,173
Canada641:575,71247,839
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Australia281:964,13257,058
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Hungary231:426,79528,704
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Croatia101:422,86035,095
England71:7,959,723202,100
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Lichter (13) may also be a first name.

Lichter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Dutch) The light-complexioned, or blond, man.

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

Lichter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lichter (Russian: Личтер) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lichter.

How Common Is The Last Name Lichter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 104,673rd most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,625,958 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Lichter are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lichter is also the 3,159,357th most numerous forename in the world It is held by 13 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,186 people, or 1 in 165,809. In The United States Lichter is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent live, Illinois, where 13 percent live and Maryland, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States Lichter occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent live and Israel, where 10 percent live.

Lichter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lichter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lichter last name grew 3,904 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lichter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lichter last name are 34.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.68% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lichter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 116.4% more than the national average, earning R 514,248 per year; in United States they earn 19.68% more than the national average, earning $51,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.97% more than the national average, earning $50,165 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leichter931,524/
Lichtert93251/
Laichter9370/
Liechter932/
Litchter932/
Loichter931/
Lichtier931/
Llichter930/
Lichte922,305/
Lihter92127/
Licter926/
Lichtherz8810/
Leicheter881/
Leichther881/
Lechter86306/
Luchter86123/
Lichtie8686/
Likhter8670/
Leichte8645/
Lichtey8616/
Liechte8615/
Lishter863/
Licther862/
Litchte862/
Lüchter861/
Lychter861/
Leihter861/
Lichtej861/
Licster860/
Liter83781/
Lihte8310/
Lichterová8214/
Lichterova821/
Leuchter801,408/
Lojchter8014/
Laikhter8013/
Lajchter8012/
Lejchter806/
Leicster803/
Leicther801/
Leichtie800/
Leichtte800/
Lytchter800/
Leachter800/
Leichterová7821/
Laichterová7812/
Leichterova781/
Lister7732,356/
Leiter776,712/
Lichty772,912/
Lichti771,283/
Litter771,097/
Lechte77628/
Laiter77564/
Lecter7790/
Lehter7769/
Loiter7760/
Lither7726/
Lieter7726/
Litier7720/
Likhte7717/
Litger776/
Lihtei773/
Lizter773/
Lidter772/
Litere772/
Lišter772/
Lihtey771/
Lychte771/
Lishte771/
Lécter771/
Lioter771/
Lijter771/
Lichté771/
Lichta770/
Luiter770/
Lithte770/
Lihterova752/
Leichette751/
Lite733,268/
Liechti717,694/
Leister717,681/
Liechty712,145/
Lidster711,989/
Litster711,337/
Laister71984/
Leichty71789/
Leither71371/
Leitert71246/
Lijster71210/
Liester71202/
Leuchte71199/
Litteer71171/
Lekhter7191/
Hlister7157/
Lykhter7154/
Littier7148/
Littger7135/
Littere7134/
Leitter7130/
Likhtey7123/
Luister7123/
Laitier7119/
Leitier7112/
Leichti717/
Lisæter715/
Lecther714/
Lejchte714/
Lyceter714/
Lioster712/
Littert712/
Leitere712/
Hleiter712/
Luichty711/
Litther711/
Llister711/
Litchty711/
Liether711/
Leitger711/
Lecteer711/
Glieter711/
Loister711/
Listere711/
Listher711/
Listter711/
Liszter711/
Lithere711/
Lizterz711/
Loyhter711/
Laijter711/
Laitere711/
Lechtir711/
Laitter710/
Leyhter710/
Leshter710/
Laither710/
Luither710/
Luitter710/
Leite67514,653/
Liste672,071/
Laithier67928/
Laite67782/
Lyter67726/
Lites67665/
Leter67659/
Liete67314/
Litte67251/
Literová67249/
Litre67239/
Litei67216/
Litet67190/
Løite67141/
Litie67118/
Loite6797/
Lithe6792/
Liote6785/
Litep6783/
Lited6768/
Luite6767/
Litee6740/
Leistert6732/
Leiszter6731/
Litir6728/
Litea6723/
Liteu6723/
Leykhter6720/
Literova6719/
Laykhter6714/
Laithert6712/
Litez6711/
Lyhte6710/
Litge677/
Leithert675/
Leijster675/
Litey675/
Leittert672/
Laistter672/
Leiseter671/
Lekhther671/
Gliester671/
Liteh671/
Lischtti671/
Loittier671/
Líter671/
Lehte671/
Leisterh671/
Leithier671/
Lihti671/
Leyceter671/
Liesther671/
Leidster670/
Littster670/
Leisster670/

Lichter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lichter in the Russian language
Личтерlicter-

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