Ligtvoet Surname

257,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ligtvoet Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Light foot. (variant: Piedefer and Zierfuss.)

Ligtvoet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,4151:11,9341,688
Belgium551:209,03027,072
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Ireland131:362,22614,761
France91:7,380,302306,885
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ligtvoet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Light foot. (variant: Piedefer and Zierfuss.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Ligtvoet Last Name Facts

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

Ligtvoet occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Ligtvoet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligtvoet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ligtvoet is the 257,298th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,759,991 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Ligtvoet are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,415 people, or 1 in 11,934. In The Netherlands Ligtvoet is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 47 percent reside, South Holland, where 28 percent reside and North Holland, where 8 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands Ligtvoet exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Ligtvoet Last Name Statistics demography

Ligtvoet earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.28% less than the national average, earning $23,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lictevoet8249/
Lichtvoet821/
Lagtvet807/
Lichtevoet788/
Lictevout71312/
Løgtved6712/
Logtved672/
Ligatavad591/
Leghtfoot590/
Laghtfoot590/
Lektoft531/
Lycktoft502/
Lockie-Tofte501/
Lagetoft501/

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