Leiknes Surname
Approximately 299 people bear this surname
Leiknes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 244 | 1:21,075 | 2,717 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Leiknes Demographics
Leiknes Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Leiknes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leiknes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leiknes is found most frequently in Norway. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leiknes? popularity and diffusion
It is the 895,817th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Leiknes live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 21,075. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 33 percent live, Northern Norway, where 33 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 23 percent live. Aside from Norway Leiknes is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Sweden, where 5 percent live.
Leiknes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Leiknes surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the party.
The amount Leiknes earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning 352,491 kr per year and in United States they earn 21.66% more than the national average, earning $52,493 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leikness | 93 | 143 | / |
| Leknes | 92 | 680 | / |
| Liknes | 92 | 449 | / |
| Liknesh | 86 | 1,932 | / |
| Likness | 86 | 331 | / |
| Lekness | 86 | 50 | / |
| Leknesh | 86 | 16 | / |
| Licknes | 86 | 3 | / |
| Leyikne | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lekne | 83 | 14 | / |
| Likne | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lickness | 80 | 91 | / |
| Leckness | 80 | 71 | / |
| Leickner | 80 | 22 | / |
| Leikhner | 80 | 2 | / |
| Likneshe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leekness | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liekne | 77 | 54 | / |
| Leckne | 77 | 19 | / |
| Leknet | 77 | 14 | / |
| Liknis | 77 | 11 | / |
| Leknys | 77 | 10 | / |
| Laknes | 77 | 3 | / |
| Leknäs | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lekhne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lekemnesh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lekhner | 71 | 666 | / |
| Lauknes | 71 | 74 | / |
| Likhner | 71 | 61 | / |
| Lakness | 71 | 47 | / |
| Lekenne | 71 | 43 | / |
| Hlekner | 71 | 7 | / |
| Lejkner | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lieknis | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lykknes | 71 | 4 | / |
| Leknech | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lykness | 71 | 2 | / |
| Liyakne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laikner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekneit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leknois | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leicner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leskney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leukner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leakney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lecknee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lickney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Leekner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Likni | 67 | 339 | / |
| Leykhner | 67 | 209 | / |
| Lekni | 67 | 42 | / |
| Likna | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lakne | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lackness | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lakhnesh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lekna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lekneche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lekhnech | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lecne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leukenne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lycknets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likenney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lecckner | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lecknish | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Leiknes
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis