Leander Forename
52,420th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 12,597 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands
Leander Forename Definition:
Greek ‘lion-man’; for the first element, cf. Leo, and for the second, Andrew. Leander—cf. the famous Leander crew—was the Abydian youth that swam the Hellespont every night to visit Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite, and finally was drowned; a legend never more beautifully and vigorously treated than by Marlowe in Hero and Leander.
Read More About This ForenameLeander Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 94% | 3,596 | 1:100,817 | 4,460 |
| Germany | 100% | 1,621 | 1:59,641 | 1,570 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1,263 | 1:13,382 | 1,459 |
| China | - | 953 | 1:1,433,427 | 38,333 |
| Hong Kong | - | 695 | 1:11,155 | 969 |
| Brazil | 100% | 576 | 1:371,938 | 13,478 |
| South Africa | 81% | 487 | 1:111,977 | 8,743 |
| Philippines | 98% | 484 | 1:219,028 | 9,432 |
| England | 77% | 321 | 1:173,218 | 5,383 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 319 | 1:25,748 | 1,597 |
| Belgium | 100% | 273 | 1:42,088 | 2,245 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 248 | 1:121,782 | 5,206 |
| Indonesia | - | 246 | 1:1,048,633 | 64,169 |
| Singapore | - | 231 | 1:27,217 | 4,304 |
| Canada | 100% | 210 | 1:157,778 | 6,622 |
| Austria | 100% | 174 | 1:48,932 | 1,496 |
| India | 100% | 114 | 1:10,656,824 | 313,597 |
| Thailand | 100% | 50 | 1:1,401,316 | 44,950 |
| Denmark | - | 50 | 1:112,990 | 3,130 |
| Norway | 100% | 42 | 1:122,198 | 3,685 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 41 | 1:742,681 | 28,689 |
| Zimbabwe | 60% | 41 | 1:376,191 | 18,732 |
| Uganda | 78% | 35 | 1:1,170,198 | 19,069 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 27 | 1:91,065 | 2,759 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 26 | 1:52,362 | 4,622 |
| Jamaica | - | 25 | 1:115,329 | 4,649 |
| Australia | - | 23 | 1:593,810 | 8,803 |
| Mexico | 100% | 22 | 1:5,642,928 | 21,540 |
| DR Congo | 67% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Saint Lucia | 77% | 21 | 1:8,467 | 1,232 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 21 | 1:5,226 | 861 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 18 | 1:264,886 | 5,347 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 18 | 1:2,846 | 424 |
| Albania | 100% | 17 | 1:179,210 | 9,831 |
| Peru | 100% | 16 | 1:1,986,966 | 20,449 |
| Colombia | 100% | 15 | 1:3,185,262 | 21,696 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 15 | 1:482,454 | 4,853 |
| Sweden | 100% | 13 | 1:758,301 | 16,746 |
| Nigeria | 84% | 13 | 1:13,658,797 | 139,235 |
| Wales | 71% | 10 | 1:309,431 | 4,737 |
| Croatia | 100% | 10 | 1:421,708 | 5,130 |
| Czechia | 100% | 10 | 1:1,065,616 | 3,543 |
| Qatar | - | 10 | 1:236,960 | 22,379 |
| Finland | 100% | 10 | 1:548,318 | 6,147 |
| Guyana | 100% | 9 | 1:84,807 | 6,788 |
| Namibia | - | 9 | 1:267,131 | 5,329 |
| Scotland | 89% | 8 | 1:668,796 | 7,564 |
| France | 100% | 8 | 1:8,308,792 | 27,570 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| Italy | 100% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| Estonia | 100% | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| Chile | 100% | 5 | 1:3,521,442 | 19,163 |
| Bahamas | - | 5 | 1:79,874 | 1,458 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 5 | 1:1,430,399 | 43,518 |
| Grenada | 100% | 5 | 1:21,625 | 2,009 |
| Tanzania | 50% | 4 | 1:13,197,080 | 50,227 |
| Suriname | - | 4 | 1:138,203 | 2,927 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| New Zealand | - | 4 | 1:1,134,011 | 10,998 |
| Slovakia | 75% | 4 | 1:1,327,516 | 4,597 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 3 | 1:12,619 | 697 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Hungary | 57% | 3 | 1:3,263,924 | 4,413 |
| Cameroon | - | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 2 | 1:27,430 | 2,159 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
The alternate forms: Léander (7) & Leánder (2) are calculated separately.
Leander (5,896) may also be a surname.
Leander Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Greek ‘lion-man’; for the first element, cf. Leo, and for the second, Andrew. Leander—cf. the famous Leander crew—was the Abydian youth that swam the Hellespont every night to visit Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite, and finally was drowned; a legend never more beautifully and vigorously treated than by Marlowe in Hero and Leander.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
From the Greek name Λεανδρος, Λειανδρος, perhaps from Κλειανδρος; which would translate ‘man of renown.’
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Greek (masculine) - Gentle and brave.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Greek (masculine) - A gentleman, gentle and brave.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
A Greek name, meaning: Lion-like.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Leander Forename Popularity
Leander Demographics
Average Leander Salary in
United States
$40,689 USD
Per year
Rank:
242,066 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00103357
Rank: 4,271 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
93.48%
Sample size: 2,094 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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