Leichtweis Surname

424,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Leichtweis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leichtweis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5731:373,60314,262
Paraguay841:86,1522,115
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
France331:2,012,810168,616
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210

Leichtweis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leichtweis is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leichtweis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leichtweis is the 424,566th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,941,774 people. The last name Leichtweis is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Leichtweis reside; 81 percent reside in South America and 70 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 573 people, or 1 in 373,603. In Brazil Leichtweis is primarily concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 61 percent reside, Paraná, where 28 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 3 percent reside. Other than Brazil it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Paraguay, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Leichtweis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leichtweis last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90% being registered with the party.

Leichtweis earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.62% more than the national average, earning $51,615 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leichtweiss9557/
Leichtweisz9516/
Leichtwis952/
Leischtweis952/
Leictweis951/
Leihtweis951/
Lechtweis951/
Leichetweiss911/
Leichtweiß90129/
Leuchtweis9076/
Leitweis897/
Lichtweid841/
Lichtwer7852/
Litweyi715/
Litwe67135/
Litwi672/
Letwe671/

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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 Leichtweis
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