Ligtenberg Surname

173,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ligtenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligtenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,8901:8,9351,141
United States4431:818,19262,826
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
France101:6,642,272293,169
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ligtenberg Last Name Facts

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

Ligtenberg is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligtenberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ligtenberg is the 173,814th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,949,229 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Ligtenberg reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Ligtenberg is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,890 people, or 1 in 8,935. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Overijssel, where 38 percent are found, North Brabant, where 25 percent are found and South Holland, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Ligtenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ligtenberg surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ligtenberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning $45,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.29% less than the national average, earning $45,065 CAD per year.

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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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