Litterst Surname

330,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Litterst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Litterst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8451:95,27311,871
United States2121:1,709,712113,287
France451:1,476,060142,161
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Litterst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Litterst (Russian: Литтерст) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Litterst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Litterst? popularity and diffusion

The last name Litterst is the 330,363rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,500,933 people. Litterst is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Litterst are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 845 people, or 1 in 95,273. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 89 percent reside, Berlin, where 4 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Litterst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Litterst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Litterst last name increased 1,060 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Litterst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Litterst surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Litterst earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning $47,195 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leitterst940/
Litters93167/
Literst931/
Letterst881/
Liters8613/
Litthorst823/
Luiters801,118/
Letters80240/
Leiters8020/
Listers804/
Lieters802/
Laiters801/
Littirs800/
Lichters75271/
Luijters7599/
Letterås754/
Letterrs751/
Lettiers751/
Lutherst750/
Lettarst750/
Leters7150/
Leuters67152/
Layters67149/
Leeters67122/
Letiers6769/
Lethers6743/
Lesters6722/
Luyters678/
Leyters674/
Leaters673/
Lysters672/
Loyters671/
Leathers637,906/
Lethiers6329/
Letterce631/
Lesthers630/
Leuthers630/
Lleathers591/

Litterst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Litterst in the Russian language
Литтерстlitterst-

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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 Litterst
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