Ligtelijn Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ligtelijn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligtelijn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1241:136,18720,959
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397

Ligtelijn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ligtelijn is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligtelijn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,558,593rd most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname Ligtelijn occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ligtelijn reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 136,187. In The Netherlands Ligtelijn is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 24 percent are found, Utrecht, where 19 percent are found and North Holland, where 14 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 5 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligtelyn8223/
Lichtlin7117/
Lichtlein67122/
Liechtlin675/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ligtelijn
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