Lighthart Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lighthart Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lighthart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3741:969,14271,998
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Lighthart Last Name Facts

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

Lighthart occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lighthart? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 712,393rd most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,731,255 people. Lighthart is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Lighthart reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Lighthart is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 374 people, or 1 in 969,142. In The United States Lighthart is most common in: California, where 12 percent live, South Carolina, where 10 percent live and Colorado, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Lighthart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lighthart has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lighthart surname rose 594 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lighthart Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lighthart last name are 20.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.14% registered with the party.

The amount Lighthart earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.46% more than the national average, earning $48,095 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.95% less than the national average, earning $44,740 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lightheart95490/
Lighthardt950/
Leighthart950/
Lightart943/
Leighthardt901/
Lighthair891/
Lighthard891/
Lughthart891/
Lightheard840/
Leighthert840/
Lightard829/
Lighteard7832/
Lightor750/
Leightor710/

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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 Lighthart
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