Leiendecker Surname

270,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leiendecker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leiendecker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0071:79,94610,092
United States4141:875,50566,354
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Leiendecker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leiendecker occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Leiendecker.

How Common Is The Last Name Leiendecker? popularity and diffusion

Leiendecker is the 270,601st most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,057,284 people. The last name Leiendecker occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Leiendecker live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Leiendecker is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,007 people, or 1 in 79,946. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 30 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent are found. Beside Germany it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Leiendecker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leiendecker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leiendecker surname expanded 1,089 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leiendecker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leiendecker last name are 5.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.04% being registered with the political party.

Leiendecker earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $46,338 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leiendecker
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