Lichtlein Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lichtlein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lichtlein Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1201:670,87952,024
Italy21:30,578,344160,757

Lichtlein Last Name Facts

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

Lichtlein occurs most in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lichtlein? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lichtlein is the 1,637,889th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lichtlein reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Lichtlein is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 670,879. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 72 percent reside, Hamburg, where 9 percent reside and Saxony, where 9 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Italy, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leichtlein9560/
Lichtlen9414/
Leichtlen892/
Leitlein8240/
Litlen800/
Litlaen754/
Littlen750/
Luithlen7154/
Littlean712/
Littletn710/
Littleten672/
Littlejhn671/
Litleyhon671/
Leuthlein671/
Littleund670/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lichtlein
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