Ledermann Surname

106,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ledermann Surname Definition:

(German) One who tanned leather, a tanner.

Ledermann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,5931:5,156777
Germany1,2861:62,6018,040
France7201:92,25413,341
United States3811:951,33670,955
Brazil1511:1,417,71147,804
Chile861:204,8436,482
England291:1,921,31276,208
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Austria231:370,23639,193
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Norway111:467,48139,375
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Ledermann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who tanned leather, a tanner.

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

Ledermann Last Name Facts

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

Ledermann (Russian: Ледерманн) is most common in Switzerland. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ledermann? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 106,570th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,661,926 people. The surname Ledermann occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Ledermann are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 1,593 people, or 1 in 5,156. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 32 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 17 percent live and Canton of Aargau, where 9 percent live. Apart from Switzerland this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent live and France, where 16 percent live.

Ledermann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ledermann has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,732 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ledermann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ledermann last name are 4.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ledermann earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 10.53% less than the national average, earning 309,644 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.42% more than the national average, earning $50,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.12% more than the national average, earning $49,741 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ledermann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ledermann in the Russian language
Ледерманнledermann-

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