Lehniger Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lehniger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lehniger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4441:181,31921,183
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lehniger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lehniger is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehniger? popularity and diffusion

Lehniger is the 650,013th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,672,142 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Lehniger are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Lehniger is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 444 people, or 1 in 181,319. In Germany Lehniger is mostly found in: Berlin, where 31 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 27 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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