Lehman Surname
Approximately 49,328 people bear this surname
Lehman Surname Definition:
(German) One who held land on feudal tenure, a vassal or villein.
Lehman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43,223 | 1:8,386 | 1,000 |
| Canada | 2,040 | 1:18,062 | 2,561 |
| Australia | 1,005 | 1:26,861 | 3,653 |
| South Africa | 457 | 1:118,551 | 14,098 |
| Poland | 433 | 1:87,780 | 13,581 |
| France | 315 | 1:210,866 | 32,777 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| England | 170 | 1:327,753 | 24,219 |
| Sweden | 128 | 1:76,928 | 5,759 |
| Netherlands | 105 | 1:160,830 | 23,699 |
| Israel | 94 | 1:91,039 | 10,708 |
| Germany | 82 | 1:981,774 | 68,040 |
| Brazil | 79 | 1:2,709,802 | 80,941 |
| Argentina | 69 | 1:619,470 | 43,674 |
| Denmark | 65 | 1:86,842 | 8,367 |
| Cameroon | 50 | 1:415,381 | 35,427 |
| Luxembourg | 36 | 1:16,126 | 3,655 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Czechia | 32 | 1:332,296 | 40,874 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Romania | 28 | 1:717,067 | 48,956 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| Croatia | 21 | 1:201,362 | 24,020 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Benin | 17 | 1:607,977 | 36,930 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Hungary | 5 | 1:1,963,255 | 61,562 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 61 | 1:399,596 | 24,084 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,036 | 1:8,320 | 1,069 |
The alternate forms: Léhman (37) are calculated separately.
Lehman (1,258) may also be a first name.
Lehman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who held land on feudal tenure, a vassal or villein.
(from an ancestor's occupation) or (from a priestly or Levite lineage) Lehman (n) is a technical term from the Middle Ages and means a vassal of a feudal lord. As a Jewish family name it is derived from the profession of banking or money lending. In German leihen means “to lend,” and Leihhaus is a pawnshop and Leihman was the pawnbroker. This became Lehman(n). The name may also be a disguised name for a Levite. Lehman was understood as Levi-man.
Lehman Demographics
Average Lehman Salary in
United States
$44,767 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lehman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lehman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lehman (Arabic: همان) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Léhman. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lehman? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,386th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 147,736 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Lehman are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lehman is also the 222,559th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 1,258 people.
It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 43,223 people, or 1 in 8,386. In The United States Lehman is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 94 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.
Lehman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lehman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lehman last name rose 716 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 279 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lehman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Lehman last name are 32.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.18% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lehman earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.58% more than the national average, earning R 336,456 per year; in United States they earn 3.75% more than the national average, earning $44,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.28% more than the national average, earning $53,799 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lehman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lehman in the Arabic language | ||
| همان | hman | - |
| يهام | yham | - |
| ليمان | lyman | - |
| يمان | yman | - |
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Footnotes
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