Leibbrandt Surname

269,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Leibbrandt Surname Definition:

Corruption of Old Teutonic Luitbrand - the People’s Torch (Cf. “Lui” in Afrikaans, and “Brand from the Burning”).

Leibbrandt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8821:61,4267,755
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Germany901:894,50563,669
Netherlands571:296,26635,624
France431:1,544,714145,815
Australia381:710,41347,396
England371:1,505,89364,828
Chile181:978,69319,774
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Swaziland91:144,244719
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Leibbrandt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Corruption of Old Teutonic Luitbrand - the People’s Torch (Cf. “Lui” in Afrikaans, and “Brand from the Burning”).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Leibbrandt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leibbrandt is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leibbrandt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 269,545th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,032,836 people. Leibbrandt occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Leibbrandt reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Leibbrandt is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 882 people, or 1 in 61,426. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 32 percent live, Western Cape, where 31 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 14 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Leibbrandt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leibbrandt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leibbrandt last name rose 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leibbrandt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leibbrandt last name are 36.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.72% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leibbrandt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.03% more than the national average, earning R 358,908 per year; in United States they earn 1.92% less than the national average, earning $42,322 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.05% more than the national average, earning $67,592 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leibbrand95968/
Leibbrant952/
Libbrandt951/
Leiebbrandt951/
Lebbrandt951/
Liebbrandt9028/
Leiibbrand903/
Liebbrand842/
Leubbrand841/
Labbran712/
Labvran591/

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