Littel Surname

302,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Littel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Littel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4321:839,02564,101
Netherlands3331:50,7128,704
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
France1221:544,44974,270
Germany1091:738,58255,640
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia291:930,88655,860
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:265,70721,729

Littel (42) may also be a first name.

Littel Last Name Facts

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

Littel (Oriya: ଲିଟିଲ, Russian: Литтел) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Littel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Littel is the 302,077th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,797,570 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Littel are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 42 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 432 people, or 1 in 839,025. In The United States Littel is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 26 percent live, Illinois, where 12 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 26 percent live and Egypt, where 12 percent live.

Littel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Littel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Littel last name increased 229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Littel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Littel last name are 8.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55% registered with the party.

The amount Littel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.93% more than the national average, earning $48,296 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.05% more than the national average, earning $55,670 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Littell922,685/
Luittel922/
Litteel920/
Listtel920/
Littael920/
Leittel920/
Litel91163/
Littl9181/
Lithtell861/
Laittell860/
Leittell860/
Luitel8318,401/
Lüttel83340/
Leitel83253/
Laitel8382/
Litell8370/
Lyttel8348/
Luttel8338/
Loitel8329/
Listel8314/
Littil8310/
Leittl835/
Lettel834/
Lietel834/
Littyl831/
Littlh831/
Litelt830/
Lithel830/
Litl8099/
Leitelt77110/
Luettel77109/
Lithell7797/
Lichtel7785/
Leistel7727/
Luttell7723/
Leitell7714/
Leithel7713/
Laistel778/
Listell775/
Leiteld771/
Littleh771/
Luitehl771/
Luttiel771/
Lettell771/
Luitele771/
Lyttell770/
Littill770/
Leitl732,562/
Listl731,753/
Lettl73653/
Lutel73107/
Lytel7395/
Laitl7356/
Letel7324/
Lisel7313/
Litil7311/
Liejl732/
Lielh732/
Hlitl731/
Lietl731/
Lichteld711/
Luichtel711/
Litelova711/
Loisel678,769/
Lichtl67625/
Lissel67512/
Lestel67305/
Lytell67234/
Loistl67189/
Lisell67165/
Leteul6767/
Leistl6740/
Listøl6730/
Letell6726/
Lichel6726/
Leisel6712/
Leutel6711/
Lethel6711/
Lisiel678/
Liutil676/
Luetel676/
Laitil675/
Luthel673/
Lytele673/
Luisel672/
Leytel672/
Licell671/
Lîttlë671/
Lhetel671/
Luitil671/
Litlet671/
Lesiel671/
Lettil671/
Laisel671/
Lohiel671/
Loicel671/
Leitlh671/
Leicel670/
Lythel670/

Littel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Littel in the Oriya language
ଲିଟିଲlitila-
Littel in the Russian language
Литтелlittel-

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Littel Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Littel
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