Landru Surname

314,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Landru Surname User-submission:

This surname is common in the North of France. It comes from the German name Landdrud, which comes from land, meaning 'land', and drud, meaning 'friend', or Landrîk, from land (land) and rîk, meaning 'powerful'.

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Landru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9961:66,6899,206
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

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

Landru (54) may also be a first name.

Landru Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is common in the North of France. It comes from the German name Landdrud, which comes from land, meaning 'land', and drud, meaning 'friend', or Landrîk, from land (land) and rîk, meaning 'powerful'.

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Landru Last Name Facts

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

Landru is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Landrú. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Landru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Landru is the 314,042nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,093,266 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Landru are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,350,955th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 54 people.

The last name Landru is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 996 people, or 1 in 66,689. In France Landru is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 47 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 11 percent reside. Apart from France this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Landru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Landru has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Landru surname rose 690 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Landru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Landru last name are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Landru earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.11% less than the national average, earning $43,102 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.45% less than the national average, earning $43,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Landrú941/
Landrau921,365/
Landrus92604/
Landrou9268/
Landrud9253/
Landrup9232/
Landrut9211/
Leandru923/
Liandru923/
Landruu921/
Landraud86314/
Leandrou86210/
Landroux8622/
Laundrup869/
Landruth866/
Landreus863/
Landruss862/
Landrous861/
Leandrus860/
Landró831/
Lamdru830/
Landrault8078/
Landroush800/
Landroe776/
Leandró771/
Londrup771/
Landrooy711/
Lamdreux711/
Londrush710/
Leandrroo671/

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