Leder Surname

63,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Leder Surname Definition:

= Leader, q.v.

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Leder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7001:29,8173,925
United States2,1271:170,40917,222
Switzerland4771:17,2182,824
Poland4271:89,01313,739
Israel3271:26,1703,828
Austria1991:42,7916,859
France1871:355,20253,191
Brazil1631:1,313,33944,864
Argentina1451:294,78223,564
Italy1361:449,68247,840
Croatia1021:41,4578,263
Netherlands1011:167,20024,400
Australia931:290,27625,669
Canada881:418,70036,754
Czechia851:125,10020,092
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
Russia681:2,119,457129,651
England461:1,211,26256,182
Romania371:542,64540,475
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Serbia141:510,35319,964
Slovenia131:191,36015,039
Norway131:395,56035,657
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

The alternate forms: Léder (176) are calculated separately.

Leder (709) may also be a first name.

Leder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Leader, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

This is a surname of German origin. In English it means "leather".

- lederhosen

Leder Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leder (Russian: Ледер) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Léder. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leder? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 63,970th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 931,197 people. The last name Leder occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Leder are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Leder is also the 310,223rd most frequent given name on earth, borne by 709 people.

The surname Leder is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,700 people, or 1 in 29,817. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside, Bavaria, where 12 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Switzerland, where 6 percent reside.

Leder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leder surname grew 2,914 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 230 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leder Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Leder are 39.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leder earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 21.94% more than the national average, earning $52,615 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.25% more than the national average, earning $61,729 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léder93176/
Leader9127,131/
Ledger919,326/
Lieder914,852/
Leeder914,547/
Leider912,389/
Leyder911,148/
Ledder91643/
Ledier91242/
Lehder91129/
Laeder91125/
Ledeur91111/
Loeder9170/
Lejder9115/
Lheder9115/
Leuder9114/
Ledere919/
Ledher915/
Ledert913/
Ledeer912/
Lesder912/
Ledear911/
Letder910/
Lleder910/
Lede898,295/
Leydier831,518/
Glieder83120/
Leidert8386/
Loehder8356/
Leidier8351/
Leijder8345/
Leydert8310/
Leedere833/
Laehder832/
Leudeir832/
Leadeer831/
Ledherz831/
Leidere831/
Ledeard831/
Leedear831/
D'Leder831/
Loedher831/
Leydher831/
Ledhier831/
Leadere830/
Leadger830/
Leddear830/
Leidger830/
Ledet808,183/
Loder806,131/
Lider803,148/
Ledee801,481/
Ledez801,259/
Lader801,164/
Lyder80699/
Ledje80628/
Ledes80610/
Leide80566/
Lehde80510/
Ledey80433/
Leyde80377/
Hlede80353/
Letde80239/
Ledea80179/
Liede80176/
Ledhe80141/
Löder80118/
Leade80104/
Leede8096/
Ledie8077/
Ledge8064/
Ledde8055/
Líder8041/
Leude8021/
Ledre8018/
Ledei8011/
Ledeu809/
Leded807/
Ledir803/
Ledeč803/
Ledep802/
Ledeh802/
Ledée802/
Lhede801/
Läder801/
Le'de801/
Lesde801/
Lederová7781/
Lederova775/
Lodder734,139/
Leydet731,195/
Lidder73649/
Ladher73634/
Leudeu73251/
Leddet73210/
Luider73185/
Ladier73160/
Lidher73150/
Leddie73113/
Ladeur73109/
Lodier7389/
Ladder7357/
Lloder7354/
Hlader7353/
Loider7348/
Laider7347/
Lledes7344/
Lohder7343/
Leydes7339/
Layder7335/
Lidier7334/
Leedee7334/
Ledeit7332/
Leedie7330/
Lidert7328/
Laader7323/
Leedes7320/
Hledje7320/
Lydder7315/
Leidet7314/
Leadhe7313/
Lidere7310/
Hllede739/
Leydie739/
Liader738/
Löhder737/
Leides737/
Ledett736/
Lehdes736/
Ledeid735/
Leadge735/
Lhyder735/
Leidre734/
Lahder733/
Leades733/
Lideer733/
Loyder733/
Leadre733/
Leedhe732/
Ladeer732/
Lehdey732/
Lehede732/
Lyader732/
Lheude732/
Leddes732/
Leidez732/
Leidei732/
Leadir732/
Hlyder732/
Leddey731/
Lodeer731/
Laderr731/
Ledeet731/
Ledeis731/
Ledior731/
Lehdej731/
Leidie731/
Leddei731/
Ledhir731/
Ledoir731/
Lodeur731/
Lodher731/
Llader731/
Lioder731/
Leidje731/
Ledets731/
Ledird731/
Leadeu731/
Lesdey731/
Leudey731/
Leudie731/
Leydez731/
Lhader731/
Liedie731/
Ledees731/
Lleide731/
Lydear731/
Leadee731/
Leidey730/
Leedde730/
Lisder730/
Leedey730/
Leideh730/
Lledge730/
Leidde730/
Leadey730/
Leedge730/
Leadie730/
Leyderova7128/
Leiderová7116/
Leederová717/
Ledi676,180/
Leda673,776/
Lide671,483/
Lyde671,263/
Ledy671,073/
Lidderd67180/
Liderth6788/
Laydier6747/
Lydeard6738/
Ledaire6723/
Laidier6719/
Leijdes6713/
Ledeist679/
Ledé679/
Høllede677/
Laiderz672/
Lyayder672/
Leddett672/
L'Heude672/
Lideard671/
Liddher671/
Leddeat671/
Ledhead671/
Hladher671/
Līde671/
Ledeatt671/
Lehedey671/
Lahader671/
Laidøer671/
Ledj671/
Gliedir671/
Laydere670/
Leidech670/
Luidger670/

Leder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leder in the Russian language
Ледерleder-

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