Leigers Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leigers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leigers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1921:419,29938,092
United States601:6,040,982292,121
England51:11,143,612252,590
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Leigers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leigers is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Leigers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leigers? popularity and diffusion

Leigers is the 990,978th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Leigers reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Leigers is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 419,299. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 85 percent are found, Berlin, where 10 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Germany Leigers exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Leigers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leigers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leigers surname rose 545 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leigers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leigers last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Leigers earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.27% less than the national average, earning $41,738 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligers9298/
Legers926/
Leugers86860/
Luegers8668/
Legiers8622/
Ledgers867/
Leijers864/
Loegers863/
Leizers862/
Lesgers861/
Liegers861/
Liggers860/
Legerse860/
Legierse80328/
Leijzers801/
Leuguers801/
Leughers801/
Lleugers801/
Lagers77199/
Legars7781/
Lesers779/
Lecers779/
Lizers777/
Lejers773/
Lägers772/
Legors772/
Leghrs771/
Legirs771/
Lygers770/
Ligars770/
Ligors770/
Leicherse751/
Langers71407/
Leghars71119/
Liezers7122/
Lagerås7120/
Lesears7111/
Leasers713/
Lichers712/
Lejears711/
Laggers711/
Leyzers711/
Leseurs711/
Lezears711/
Lagiers711/
Lougers710/
Liggars710/
Leagars710/
Luisers710/
Ligarsch6717/
Licherse672/
Laungers671/
Lauziers671/
Lizierse671/
Loungers670/
Litchers670/

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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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  • 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 Leigers
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