Likhtey Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Likhtey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likhtey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Likhtey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Likhtey (Russian: Лихтей) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Likhtey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Likhtey is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Likhtey reside; 57 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 52 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 12,010,255. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Saint Petersburg, where 33 percent reside, Komi Republic, where 25 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 17 percent reside. Not including Russia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 43 percent reside and Hungary, where 4 percent reside.

Likhtey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Likhte9217/
Liktey923/
Likhter8670/
Lichtey8616/
Lykhtey861/
Likte835/
Laikhter8013/
Lichty772,912/
Lichte772,305/
Lyktey7747/
Lekhte7710/
Lickty775/
Lektey775/
Likter773/
Likthe771/
Likhti771/
Lickte770/
Lichter714,482/
Liechty712,145/
Leichty71789/
Lykhtei71335/
Lekhter7191/
Lichtie7186/
Lykhter7154/
Leichte7145/
Lekthey7129/
Lukhtay7123/
Liechte7115/
Lekhtei7113/
Lickter716/
Lekhtyi714/
Lukhteh712/
Litchte712/
Licktie711/
Litchty711/
Lichtej711/
Lukhtei711/
Luichty711/
Leijhty710/
Leichter671,524/
Laichter6770/
Likta6734/
Leykhter6720/
Lekte6715/
Laykhter6714/
Lukty674/
Litchter672/
Loichter671/
Ligte671/
Lekhther671/
Lickteit671/
Ligty671/
Llichter670/
Leichtte670/
Licty670/
Leichtie670/

Likhtey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Likhtey in the Russian language
Лихтейlihtej-

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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 Likhtey
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