Liechti is used as a family name or surname in Switzerland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Liechti
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Switzerland
Meaning: Like its Liechty variant, carried in the Upper Rhine, the name is probably from Switzerland. There seems to be a variant of Lichti, Lichty derived from Licht (= light, but also torch, candle, also worn as surname), with several possible meanings: one can think of such a metonymic nickname manufacturer or chandler, but we will also consider a Jewish name for symbolic value (equivalent Hebrew names or Uri Meir). However, Liechti could also correspond to the German adjective "leicht" (= light).

How popular is Liechti?

Liechti is common in Switzerland.

Liechti is ranked 95264 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Liechti bearers increased by 5.107527 per cent in 2010 US census to 391 since 2000, the surname slipped by 567 spots and ranked at 52970. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.4 95.97
Others 2.05 1.34
Hispanic or Latino 1.53 1.34
Liechti is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Switzerland which signifies that it is originated from Switzerland. Around 4451 people have been found who wears Liechti as their family name. Liechti is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
103,755 Czech Republic5
6,270 Hong Kong3
139,444 Brazil2
124,220 Italy2
65,594 Belgium2
3,791 Namibia2
30,360 Thailand1
11,486 Estonia1
14,373 Jordan1
53,505 Turkey1
472 Tonga1
7,895 South Korea1
36,678 Singapore1
29,046 Japan1
58,885 Poland1
38,841 Scotland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
70,431 Canada41
92,417 Australia17
89,048 Spain13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,444 Argentina90
45,655 England86
7,203 Denmark84
5,365 Lebanon84
Countries with hundreds of Liechti:
56,153 United States461
38,477 Germany269
47,714 France208
35,546 South Africa146
Countries with thousands of Liechti:
167 Switzerland2,917
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Friedrich Liechti was 23 years old when he migrated to New York on January 20, 1882. He lived in Genova, Italy where he worked as tailor and took Saint Germain from Havre.

Comments

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Krysta Hottinger
Liechti is a name quite rare Alsatian family, represents a diminutive licht light sobriquet that has applied has an intelligent, brilliant.

Liechti Namesakes

  • Aron Liechti, Soccer player
  • Aron Liechti, Soccer player

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