Ligthert Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Ligthert Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ligthert Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ligthert Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ligthert occurs most in The Netherlands. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ligthert? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,100,440th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Ligthert live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Ligthert is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 456,410. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 59 percent live, Gelderland, where 22 percent live and South Holland, where 14 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands Ligthert exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 5 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ligthart | 88 | 3,143 | / |
| Ligter | 86 | 97 | / |
| Ligthhart | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lugthaert | 82 | 1 | / |
| Licther | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lugthart | 75 | 640 | / |
| Ligthard | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ligtaart | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leicther | 75 | 1 | / |
| Legter | 71 | 242 | / |
| Licter | 71 | 6 | / |
| Likter | 71 | 3 | / |
| Likhter | 67 | 70 | / |
| Lickter | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lecther | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laikhter | 63 | 13 | / |
| Likhtart | 63 | 3 | / |
| Lekhther | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lecter | 57 | 90 | / |
| Lekter | 57 | 43 | / |
| Lécter | 57 | 1 | / |
| Likhterova | 56 | 11 | / |
| Lekhter | 53 | 91 | / |
| Lykhter | 53 | 54 | / |
| Lecteer | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lekthir | 53 | 1 | / |
| Leykhter | 50 | 20 | / |
| Laykhter | 50 | 14 | / |
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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
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- 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 Ligthert
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