Leichtweiss Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leichtweiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Leichtweiss Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
France161:4,151,420237,746
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Leichtweiss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leichtweiss is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leichtweiss? popularity and diffusion

Leichtweiss is the 2,555,468th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Leichtweiss reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 3,500,237. In Germany Leichtweiss is primarily found in: Hesse, where 74 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent live. Beside Germany it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 23 percent live.

Leichtweiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leichtweiss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leichtweiss surname fell 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leichetweiss961/
Leichtweis95815/
Leichtweisz9116/
Leischtweis912/
Leichtwis902/
Lechtweis901/
Leihtweis901/
Leictweis901/
Leichtweiß86129/
Leuchtweis8676/
Leitweis847/
Lichtweid801/
Lichtwer7452/
Litweyi675/
Latwiss671/
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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 Leichtweiss
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