Leichtfeld Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Leichtfeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leichtfeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Leichtfeld Last Name Facts

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

Leichtfeld has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leichtfeld? popularity and diffusion

Leichtfeld is the 2,843,861st most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The last name Leichtfeld occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Leichtfeld reside; 89 percent reside in South America and 87 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 5,221,325. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 51 percent are found, Paraná, where 41 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Brazil it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Leichtfeld Last Name Statistics demography

Leichtfeld earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning $39,531 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Leichtfeld
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