Lighther Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lighther Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lighther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Lighther Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lighther is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lighther.

How Common Is The Last Name Lighther? popularity and diffusion

Lighther is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Lighther occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lighther reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Lighther is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 60 percent are found and New York, where 40 percent are found.

Lighther Last Name Statistics demography

Lighther earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.4% less than the national average, earning $20,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lighter93509/
Lightheart89490/
Leighthert890/
Lightheard890/
Leighter88113/
Lightere881/
Lighte8621/
Lighteard8232/
Lighthead826/
Lighthair821/
Lightie804/
Lightir802/
Lighthy801/
Lughter801/
Lightey800/
Leghter800/
Lightes800/
Lightre800/
Leighte800/
Lightte800/
Leightheas780/
Leightey7530/
Lighthiz752/
Lighteap751/
Lighty711,435/
Lighti712/
Leighty672,680/
Laigete676/
Lieghty673/
Leughte671/
Lightys671/
Laighty670/
Leighti670/
Leiggetter670/
Leightty639/
Legeetter592/
Leghty570/
Leaghty5335/
Leughty531/
Leegette5011/
Leygette501/

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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 Lighther
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