Luchtenberg Surname

219,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Luchtenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luchtenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,2711:168,4306,498
Germany3161:254,76427,480
Netherlands1861:90,79114,945
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Lüchtenberg (33) are calculated separately.

Luchtenberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luchtenberg is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Lüchtenberg. Click here for other potential spellings of Luchtenberg.

How Common Is The Last Name Luchtenberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Luchtenberg is the 219,780th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,918,035 people. The last name Luchtenberg occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Luchtenberg live; 70 percent live in South America and 68 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Luchtenberg is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,271 people, or 1 in 168,430. In Brazil it is most common in: Santa Catarina, where 71 percent live, Paraná, where 16 percent live and Rio Grande do Sul, where 4 percent live. Aside from Brazil it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent live and The Netherlands, where 10 percent live.

Luchtenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Luchtenberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Luchtenberg surname grew 3,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Luchtenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Luchtenberg are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Luchtenberg earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning $37,469 USD per year.

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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
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