Leader Surname
Approximately 27,131 people bear this surname
Leader Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the leader,' a carrier, a carter. Farmers still lead hay in the North, as for instance in my old parish (Ulverston). 'Lede wythe a carte, caruco': Promptorium Parvulorum Mr. Way quotes from the Liber Niger Regis, Edward IV, an ordinance commanding that no seller of wheat for the use of the King's house be compelled to lede or carrye his wheete' more than ten miles at his own cost.
Read More About This SurnameLeader Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 10,647 | 1:8,635 | 1,057 |
| Iran | 5,096 | 1:15,067 | 1,984 |
| United States | 4,306 | 1:84,175 | 9,530 |
| England | 2,472 | 1:22,540 | 3,150 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Canada | 623 | 1:59,142 | 6,977 |
| Australia | 617 | 1:43,753 | 5,545 |
| Indonesia | 369 | 1:358,399 | 30,926 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| New Zealand | 243 | 1:18,635 | 3,271 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Ireland | 205 | 1:22,970 | 2,268 |
| Nigeria | 191 | 1:927,449 | 39,947 |
| South Africa | 161 | 1:336,507 | 31,327 |
| India | 129 | 1:5,946,243 | 139,967 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 91 | 1:607 | 128 |
| Wales | 84 | 1:36,840 | 3,652 |
| France | 51 | 1:1,302,406 | 132,002 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 22 | 1:61,999 | 4,975 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 16 | 1:6,898 | 1,043 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Bermuda | 15 | 1:4,352 | 690 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Vietnam | 11 | 1:8,422,369 | 2,636 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 111 | 1:39,909 | 3,651 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,331 | 1:18,314 | 2,637 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:74,686 | 3,520 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 685 | 1:73,312 | 7,854 |
Leader (10,903) may also be a first name.
Leader Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the leader,' a carrier, a carter. Farmers still lead hay in the North, as for instance in my old parish (Ulverston). 'Lede wythe a carte, caruco': Promptorium Parvulorum Mr. Way quotes from the Liber Niger Regis, Edward IV, an ordinance commanding that no seller of wheat for the use of the King's house be compelled to lede or carrye his wheete' more than ten miles at his own cost. Waterleaders for water-carriers was the old familiar term for the occupation; v. Waterleader; compare Loder or Loader, which see.
1519. Richard Ledar, rector of Fouldon, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1601. Baptised — Alexander, s. Henrie Leeder: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1654. Thomas Leader, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1688. George Leader and Mary Newnam: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1771. Married — James Leader and Jane Gardner: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 Carrier, Bearer [Middle English leder; from Middle English leden, Old English lǽdan, to carry, lead 2 the Anglo-Saxon Léodhere = National Army [Old English léod, nation (léode, pl., people, soldiers, country) + here, army]
(English) One who drove a vehicle, a carter.
Probably the same as Waterleder (which occurs as a surname in the Nonas) whatever that may mean, Halliwell says, ' a water-carrier,' but I am disposed to think a leader of water, i.e., a drainer, or an irrigator of land, or perhaps a conduit-maker.
From the German, Lieder; a personal name.
Leader: a drawer and carrier of water in a town—properly, a water-leader. The surname of Loder is the same as Leader.
Leader Demographics
Average Male Leader Height
175.52 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Leader Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leader Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leader (Arabic: قائد, Marathi: िलडर) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Leader.
How Common Is The Last Name Leader? popularity and diffusion
Leader is the 20,153rd most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 268,606 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 42 percent of Leader are found; 40 percent are found in North Africa and 39 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 57,870th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 10,903 people.
This surname is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 10,647 people, or 1 in 8,635. Not including Egypt it occurs in 104 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.
Leader Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leader has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leader surname grew 629 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 185 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leader Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (68%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Leader last name are 13.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.43% registered with the political party.
The amount Leader earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 98.49% more than the national average, earning R 471,684 per year; in United States they earn 7.44% more than the national average, earning $46,361 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $52,425 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leader Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leader in the Marathi language | ||
| िलडर | iladara | - |
| Leader in the Arabic language | ||
| قائد | qayd | - |
| يدر | ydr | - |
| الزعيم | alzym | - |
| رائدة | raydt | - |
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