Landis Surname

19,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Landis Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller in, or near, the cultivated field.

Landis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States25,8371:14,0291,746
Switzerland5361:15,3232,520
Germany1651:487,91242,047
Canada1571:234,68522,439
Mexico1211:1,025,83613,317
Australia901:299,95226,269
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
France691:962,648108,938
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
Italy411:1,491,62780,856
England321:1,741,18971,393
Israel251:342,30528,607
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Greece161:692,48777,522
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Panama81:489,0328,962
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
India61:127,844,230863,365
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
China41:341,830,39216,990
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7621:10,5461,383

The alternate forms: Landís (1) are calculated separately.

Landis (2,333) may also be a first name.

Landis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller in, or near, the cultivated field.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Landis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Landis (Arabic: لانديس, Marathi: लॅन्डीस, Russian: Ландис) occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as: Landís. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Landis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 19,913th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 265,368 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Landis reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 154,023rd most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 2,333 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 25,837 people, or 1 in 14,029. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 25 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 62 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Landis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Landis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 543 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Landis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Landis last name are 23.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.32% being registered with the political party.

The amount Landis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 188.78% more than the national average, earning R 686,244 per year; in United States they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $42,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.43% more than the national average, earning $55,858 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Landís941/
Landais928,672/
Landois92908/
Landeis92251/
Landies92107/
Landise9279/
Landiss9264/
Landish9258/
Laundis9230/
Liandis924/
Laindis922/
Llandis922/
Landios922/
Lyandis921/
Landist921/
Lanndis921/
Landišs921/
Leandis920/
Landi9138,135/
Landhuis86181/
Landisch8653/
L'Andais8617/
Landaise861/
Landes8311,945/
Liandi83328/
Landie83292/
Laundi83218/
Landiz83204/
Landai83191/
Landio83142/
Landhi83141/
Landei83121/
Londis83110/
Lyandi8378/
Landix8376/
Landys8367/
Laindi8354/
Landih8347/
Landip8331/
Leandi8328/
Laandi8327/
Landoi8318/
Landic8316/
Landit8314/
Landès8312/
Landyi8310/
Llandi839/
Landui836/
Lamdis833/
Landgi833/
Landii832/
Landid831/
Layndi831/
Lanndi831/
Landij831/
Hlandi831/
Landdi831/
Landess771,159/
Landysh77230/
Londais77182/
Landesz77136/
Landays7750/
Landich7749/
Landuit7739/
Lahandi7735/
Llandes7728/
Laundes7727/
Londish7722/
Landeys7721/
Londios7721/
Landice7715/
Landhes7713/
Lasendi7710/
Landhai779/
Liondis774/
Lhandio774/
L'Andes773/
Landoys773/
Landaia773/
Leandio773/
Landese772/
Landait771/
Landhyi771/
Lahundi771/
Leandhi771/
Laundie771/
Lanndes771/
Loundis771/
Laindes771/
L'Landi771/
Landesh771/
Landest771/
Landeus771/
Landije771/
Lamdais771/
Laandes771/
Liandai771/
Landissová751/
Landa7385,896/
Lande7343,443/
Landy7312,279/
Londi731,438/
Lamdi73402/
Landé7316/
Landí731/
Laundess71169/
Londaits7141/
Landesht7115/
Landuijt715/
Landischová714/
Lassindi714/
Landesse712/
Landaysh711/
Landhait711/
Landitch711/
Laundice711/
Lyandese711/
Landesst711/
Liasindi711/
Hlandysh711/
Landeths710/
Leandees710/
Landge676,945/
Lyanda674,067/
Lianda671,488/
Landoy671,473/
Llanda671,346/
Liamdi671,145/
Landez67938/
Landey67785/
Landep67733/
Landay67635/
Leanda67590/
Londei67562/
Laundy67508/
Landhe67328/
Londes67323/
Lhamdi67312/
Launde67245/
Landaiche67199/
Liande67177/
Landet67164/
Landøy67163/
Landea67153/
Lyande67145/
Landha67111/
Landhä67101/
Lhande6790/
Launda6778/
Laande6777/
Leande6777/
Liandy6763/
Landaa6760/
Lainda6759/
Londai6758/
Landee6753/
Londhi6751/
Landeu6748/
Landje6737/
Landda6734/
Landeh6733/
Laanda6730/
Lainde6730/
Landex6725/
Llande6723/
Landyš6722/
Londie6720/
Lamnde6719/
Lannde6712/
Leandy6711/
Hlanda6710/
Hlande678/
Londoi677/
Landoa677/
Liondi677/
Loundi675/
Laimdi675/
Lannda674/
Landde674/
Lamdes674/
Londii674/
Hlondi674/
Laandy673/
Lamdai673/
Londio673/
Lendiy672/
Lamdip672/
Laamdi672/
Londès672/
Londiy671/
Lgandy671/
Landec671/
Laynda671/
Lamdid671/
Lamdei671/
Landuá671/
Llandy671/
Londéi671/
Lyondi671/
Leindi671/
Laissendi671/
Landaj671/
Lanndy671/
Laynde670/
Lyandy670/
Lomdis670/
Landdy670/

Landis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Landis in the Marathi language
लॅन्डीसlendisa-
Landis in the Russian language
Ландисlandis-
Landis in the Arabic language
لانديسlandys-

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Landis
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