Lith Surname

460,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Lith Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4851:34,8195,838
Sweden611:161,42211,223
Finland371:148,56013,684
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Suriname191:29,0855,642
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
England91:6,190,895170,599
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
India61:127,844,230863,365
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Lith (592) may also be a first name.

Lith Last Name Facts

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

Lith (Hindi: लीथ, Oriya: ଲିଥ) occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lith click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lith? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 460,168th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 9,928,537 people. The last name Lith occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Lith live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe. Lith is also the 343,796th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 592 people.

The last name Lith is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 34,819. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Utrecht, where 30 percent live, North Holland, where 18 percent live and North Brabant, where 18 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands this last name exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 8 percent live and Finland, where 5 percent live.

Lith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lith has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lith last name fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lith Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lith earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 35.05% less than the national average, earning R 154,344 per year and in United States they earn 19.8% less than the national average, earning $34,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leith899,313/
Laith891,363/
Lieth89375/
Lithe8992/
Loith8969/
Lidth893/
Litht891/
Lithp891/
Luith890/
Lit863,489/
Leitch8015,697/
Leithe80538/
Leiths8053/
Lisæth8016/
Laitch804/
Laisth804/
Laithe803/
Loithe801/
Leitth801/
Lhaith801/
Lichth801/
Lithte800/
Leitsh800/
List7520,502/
Litt754,869/
Leth753,985/
Lite753,268/
Liot752,321/
Lait752,164/
Lyth751,872/
Loit751,426/
Leit75649/
Liet75639/
Luit75479/
Lidh7575/
Liht7568/
Läth7567/
Lidt7511/
Lizt7511/
Litp752/
Llit752/
Hlit752/
Lgit751/
Litd751/
Lißt751/
Lijt751/
Leitsch731,075/
Laitsch7383/
Leithch731/
Leite67514,653/
Licht678,770/
Leist676,260/
Leath674,808/
Layth672,797/
Liste672,071/
Leeth671,686/
Letch671,050/
Laite67782/
Llait67368/
Luijt67268/
Litte67251/
Lethe67245/
Leuth67165/
Løite67141/
Laitt67137/
Laist67105/
Loite6797/
Loits6782/
Liott6778/
Luite6767/
Leidt6747/
Leyth6746/
Leitt6746/
Lyoth6737/
Loist6735/
Luits6731/
Lijst6730/
Gliit6730/
Gliet6726/
Luist6722/
Liedt6719/
Lätth6719/
Leits6718/
Letth6715/
Lästh6714/
Lihte6710/
Liodt678/
Loidh677/
Liett673/
Lists673/
Lizst673/
Luitt673/
Lyteh672/
Listt672/
Laidh672/
Laits672/
Lisht672/
Listì672/
Luiht671/
Luitd671/
Llist671/
Lloit671/
Lisst671/
Leidh671/
Lieht671/
Loitt671/
Lliot671/
Läthe671/
Leiht671/
Leithová671/
Leitp671/
Laait671/
Letht671/
Lethz671/
Liait671/
Luizt671/
Lythz671/
Lhlit671/
Lijzt671/
Laitp671/
Lyths670/
Letsh670/

Lith Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lith in the Hindi language
लीथlitha-
Lith in the Oriya language
ଲିଥlitha-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lith
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