Ledezma Surname

5,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Bolivia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico42,2541:2,938414
Venezuela17,0101:1,776314
Bolivia12,7971:830170
United States7,2271:50,1536,060
Argentina6,1331:6,969696
Costa Rica4,8421:987202
Paraguay4,2421:1,706281
Colombia4,1521:11,5061,153
Chile2,9851:5,902685
Panama2,8131:1,391232
Spain7351:63,6085,741
Peru5081:62,5674,877
Ecuador3841:41,4214,337
Honduras3531:24,976909
Cuba2131:54,0972,143
Brazil1681:1,274,25243,696
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Nicaragua421:143,3592,172
Canada371:995,82774,831
El Salvador151:422,9262,747
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
France51:13,284,544357,392
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lledezma935/
Ledezzma934/
Liedezma933/
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Ledeszma932/
Ledezsma932/
Lededzma931/
Leddezma931/
D'Ledezma882/
Ledesma86243,144/
Ladezma8637/
Ledecma865/
Ledezmo863/
Ledazma862/
Ledizma861/
Ledezme861/
Lodezma861/
Lidezma861/
Lesdesma8024/
Ledesmas8016/
Ledessma803/
Lededsma802/
Ledeasma802/
Leddesma802/
Ledesmoa801/
Lledesma801/
Leedesma801/
L'Ledesma751/
Ladesma712,533/
Lidesma7163/
Ledisma7157/
Ledesmo7153/
Ledesme7110/
Ledasma717/
Lodesma712/
Ledosma711/
Lesdesmo671/
Ladeisma671/
Leadosma671/
Ladessma671/
Ladisma5722/
Lidisma579/
Lodesmo571/
Ledismo570/
Leadismo53257/

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