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 last name Likhtey (Russian: Лихтей) occurs most in Russia. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Likhtey.

How Common Is The Last Name Likhtey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Likhtey is the 4,116,508th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Likhtey live; 57 percent live in Eastern Europe and 52 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 12,010,255. In Russia it is most frequent in: Saint Petersburg, where 33 percent reside, Komi Republic, where 25 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 17 percent reside. Barring Russia it is found 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 carrying the Likhtey last name is principally 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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