Lichtner Surname

237,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Lichtner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lichtner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1191:71,9449,123
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Slovakia1761:30,3215,314
Austria251:340,61736,996
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Croatia81:528,57638,675
England71:7,959,723202,100
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France41:16,605,680368,153
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Lichtner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lichtner is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lichtner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 237,827th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,319,826 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Lichtner are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,119 people, or 1 in 71,944. In Germany Lichtner is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Slovakia, where 10 percent reside.

Lichtner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lichtner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lichtner last name rose 673 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lichtner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lichtner surname are 8.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Lichtner earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.72% more than the national average, earning $48,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning $53,238 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leichtner94115/
Lichtnier946/
Lihtner932/
Likhtner88206/
Lechtner8898/
Lithtner881/
Luchtner881/
Litner86400/
Lihtne8612/
Lichtnerová84138/
Lichtnerova841/
Leuchtner82190/
Lichtnair821/
Leicstner821/
Luechtner820/
Leitner8042,714/
Littner80691/
Listner80361/
Laitner80298/
Lithner80214/
Lietner8011/
Loitner806/
Lehtner800/
Lyhtner800/
Lectner800/
Luitner800/
Litne771/
Leistner756,642/
Leithner751,733/
Laistner7572/
Lisztner7518/
Lykhtner7514/
Laitener7510/
Lajhtner7510/
Leitener751/
Lehthner751/
Lhettner751/
Lleitner751/
Leitnner751/
Laittner750/
Leahtner750/
Litstner750/
Leittner750/
Llaitner750/
Letner711,147/
Litnerová7137/
Litney7135/
Lytner7122/
Leisztner7119/
Littne713/
Litnerova711/
Leitne711/
Lettner673,582/
Leutner671,864/
Leitnerová67441/
Leytner67147/
Lajtner67115/
Laytner67103/
Lestner6759/
Littnerová6737/
Laitnerová6735/
Lejtner6720/
Lethner6716/
Leitnerova674/
Loytner672/
Leitnet672/
Letnere671/
Laitene671/
Litinne671/
Laitnes671/
Leatner670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lichtner
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