Leichnitz Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leichnitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leichnitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1071:752,38756,374
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080

Leichnitz Last Name Facts

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

Leichnitz is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leichnitz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,315,412th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Leichnitz reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 752,387. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Berlin, where 23 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Leichnitz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Leichnitz earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 35.31% less than the national average, earning $27,912 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $49,595 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lechnitz9427/
Leichnetz8910/
Leschnitz894/
Leitshnitz840/
Lizhnitz825/
Lishnitz823/
Leichenich7449/
Leshnits711/
Lashnitz711/
Loesnitz711/
Lecnić671/
Lechnioch671/
Lesniz671/

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Leichnitz Reference & Research

Leichnitz Surname Project - This project seeks to discover more information on the origins of the surname and how the families are related.

Leichnitz FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Leichnitz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leichnitz
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis