Landgraf Surname

36,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Landgraf Surname User-submission:

Title of nobility in the Holy Roman Empire. From land, meaning 'land' and graf meaning 'count'. Landgrafs were nobility on the order of dukes and were a special class of nobility that answered directly to the Holy Roman Emperor.

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Landgraf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,5211:8,4561,042
United States2,7251:133,01213,987
Brazil1,3481:158,8096,116
Austria2241:38,0156,132
Russia1811:796,26065,438
Canada651:566,85547,218
France631:1,054,329115,549
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Australia271:999,84158,390
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
England191:2,932,529101,561
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Guam81:20,0153,029
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2661:188,79216,642

The alternate forms: Landgráf (53) are calculated separately.

Landgraf (10) may also be a first name.

Landgraf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Title of nobility in the Holy Roman Empire. From land, meaning 'land' and graf meaning 'count'. Landgrafs were nobility on the order of dukes and were a special class of nobility that answered directly to the Holy Roman Emperor.

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Landgraf Last Name Facts

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

Landgraf (Russian: Ландграф) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Landgráf. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Landgraf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 36,550th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 504,992 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Landgraf are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

The surname Landgraf is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 9,521 people, or 1 in 8,456. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 25 percent are found, Saxony, where 24 percent are found and Thuringia, where 8 percent are found. Not including Germany it exists in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Landgraf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Landgraf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Landgraf last name rose 1,024 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Landgraf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Landgraf surname are 15.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.39% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Landgraf earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 13.11% less than the national average, earning 300,726 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $46,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.92% less than the national average, earning $38,794 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Landgráf9653/
Landgraff94726/
Landgrafe9450/
Landgraaf9430/
Landgraft941/
Landgraaff8912/
Landgraffe891/
Landgrof887/
Landgrab885/
Lamdgraf881/
Landgrafová8429/
Landgrafova841/
Landgráff8211/
Landgroff820/
Landgraph820/
Landgráfová7422/

Landgraf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Landgraf in the Russian language
Ландграфlandgraf-

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