Leanders Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Leanders Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leanders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England61:9,286,343223,652
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Leanders (49) may also be a first name.

Leanders Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leanders is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leanders? popularity and diffusion

Leanders is the 1,907,068th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Leanders are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,430,306th most numerous forename on earth, held by 49 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 234,447. In Sweden Leanders is most prevalent in: Gävleborg County, where 88 percent live, Västernorrland County, where 7 percent live and Dalarna County, where 2 percent live. Besides Sweden Leanders occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Leanders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leanders has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leanders surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leanders Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leanders last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Leanders earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 44.25% less than the national average, earning R 132,480 per year and in United States they earn 11.69% less than the national average, earning $38,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Landers9330,615/
Leenders887,369/
Loenders88518/
Launders88436/
Leinders88382/
Landersz88313/
Lyanders8830/
Landerås884/
Landersø882/
Leonders881/
Lannders881/
Landerrs881/
Lianders881/
Landiers880/
Leinderst829/
Landors804/
Lamders801/
Landirs801/
Landars800/
Glilanders782/
Landersova781/
Latenderss780/
Lounders7555/
Lijnders7523/
Laundors750/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - 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
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leanders
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