Lichtveld Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lichtveld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lichtveld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands571:296,26635,624
France91:7,380,302306,885
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England31:18,572,686338,250
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Lichtveld Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lichtveld is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lichtveld.

How Common Is The Last Name Lichtveld? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. Lichtveld occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Lichtveld live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 296,266. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 42 percent live, South Holland, where 28 percent live and North Brabant, where 14 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

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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
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