Ledezma Surname
Approximately 107,049 people bear this surname
Ledezma Surname Definition:
"Leda" in Castilian comes from "lada" and means everything relating to noble women.
Castilian name from villa of Ledesma in Salamanca. Extended to entire Peninsula.
Ledezma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 42,254 | 1:2,938 | 414 |
| Venezuela | 17,010 | 1:1,776 | 314 |
| Bolivia | 12,797 | 1:830 | 170 |
| United States | 7,227 | 1:50,153 | 6,060 |
| Argentina | 6,133 | 1:6,969 | 696 |
| Costa Rica | 4,842 | 1:987 | 202 |
| Paraguay | 4,242 | 1:1,706 | 281 |
| Colombia | 4,152 | 1:11,506 | 1,153 |
| Chile | 2,985 | 1:5,902 | 685 |
| Panama | 2,813 | 1:1,391 | 232 |
| Spain | 735 | 1:63,608 | 5,741 |
| Peru | 508 | 1:62,567 | 4,877 |
| Ecuador | 384 | 1:41,421 | 4,337 |
| Honduras | 353 | 1:24,976 | 909 |
| Cuba | 213 | 1:54,097 | 2,143 |
| Brazil | 168 | 1:1,274,252 | 43,696 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Nicaragua | 42 | 1:143,359 | 2,172 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| El Salvador | 15 | 1:422,926 | 2,747 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Ledezma (103) may also be a first name.
Ledezma Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
"Leda" in Castilian comes from "lada" and means everything relating to noble women.
Castilian name from villa of Ledesma in Salamanca. Extended to entire Peninsula.
Ledezma Demographics
Ledezma Political Affiliation
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Ledezma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ledezma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ledezma is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ledezma? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,292nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 68,077 people. The last name Ledezma is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Ledezma live; 46 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Hispano-North America. Ledezma is also the 930,172nd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 103 people.
It is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 42,254 people, or 1 in 2,938. In Mexico Ledezma is most numerous in: Jalisco, where 11 percent live, México, where 10 percent live and Nuevo León, where 10 percent live. Other than Mexico this surname exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 16 percent live and Bolivia, where 12 percent live.
Ledezma Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ledezma last name are 43.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.75% being registered with the political party.
The amount Ledezma earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 30.26% less than the national average, earning 241,351 kr per year; in Peru they earn 18.27% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,844 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.65% less than the national average, earning $18,241,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.93% less than the national average, earning $34,981 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.37% less than the national average, earning $45,026 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lledezma | 93 | 5 | / |
| Ledezzma | 93 | 4 | / |
| Liedezma | 93 | 3 | / |
| Ledezmas | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ledeszma | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ledezsma | 93 | 2 | / |
| Lededzma | 93 | 1 | / |
| Leddezma | 93 | 1 | / |
| D'Ledezma | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ledesma | 86 | 243,144 | / |
| Ladezma | 86 | 37 | / |
| Ledecma | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ledezmo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ledazma | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ledizma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ledezme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lodezma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lidezma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lesdesma | 80 | 24 | / |
| Ledesmas | 80 | 16 | / |
| Ledessma | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lededsma | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ledeasma | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leddesma | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ledesmoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lledesma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leedesma | 80 | 1 | / |
| L'Ledesma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ladesma | 71 | 2,533 | / |
| Lidesma | 71 | 63 | / |
| Ledisma | 71 | 57 | / |
| Ledesmo | 71 | 53 | / |
| Ledesme | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ledasma | 71 | 7 | / |
| Lodesma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ledosma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lesdesmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ladeisma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leadosma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ladessma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ladisma | 57 | 22 | / |
| Lidisma | 57 | 9 | / |
| Lodesmo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ledismo | 57 | 0 | / |
| Leadismo | 53 | 257 | / |
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