Lichtwald Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lichtwald Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lichtwald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
United States501:7,249,179331,838
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lichtwald Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lichtwald occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lichtwald? popularity and diffusion

Lichtwald is the 1,849,867th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Lichtwald live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,610,109. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 20 percent live, Saxony, where 16 percent live and Hamburg, where 14 percent live. Other than Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Lichtwald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lichtwald has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lichtwald surname grew 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lichtwald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lichtwald surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Lichtwald earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.46% less than the national average, earning $35,184 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lichtwaldt9510/
Lichtwalt8930/
Lichtwold891/
Littwold719/
Laitwale711/
Letwal671/
Litual671/
Lidwall6332/
Letwaal631/
Letual5363/
Ledwal532/
Lidual531/
Lidvall50212/
Ledwold5051/
Letwole501/
Lidball500/

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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
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  • 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 Lichtwald
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