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Where Does The Last Name Lighter Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Lighter is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lighter? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 608,234^th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Lighter reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485^th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 40 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 441 people, or 1 in 821,902. In The United States Lighter is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Lighter Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Lighter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lighter last name increased 207 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lighter Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lighter surname are 21.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.6% registered with the party.

The amount Lighter earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 6.29% more than the national average, earning $45,862 USD per year and in Canada they earn 81.76% more than the national average, earning $90,305 CAD per year.