Leiknes Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Leiknes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leiknes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2441:21,0752,717
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Sweden151:656,45048,545
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leikness93143/
Leknes92680/
Liknes92449/
Liknesh861,932/
Likness86331/
Lekness8650/
Leknesh8616/
Licknes863/
Leyikne861/
Lekne8314/
Likne831/
Lickness8091/
Leckness8071/
Leickner8022/
Leikhner802/
Likneshe801/
Leekness801/
Liekne7754/
Leckne7719/
Leknet7714/
Liknis7711/
Leknys7710/
Laknes773/
Leknäs771/
Lekhne771/
Lekemnesh751/
Lekhner71666/
Lauknes7174/
Likhner7161/
Lakness7147/
Lekenne7143/
Hlekner717/
Lejkner716/
Lieknis715/
Lykknes714/
Leknech714/
Lykness712/
Liyakne711/
Laikner711/
Lekneit711/
Leknois711/
Leicner711/
Leskney711/
Leukner711/
Leakney710/
Lecknee710/
Lickney710/
Leekner710/
Likni67339/
Leykhner67209/
Lekni6742/
Likna679/
Lakne677/
Lackness675/
Lakhnesh674/
Lekna673/
Lekneche672/
Lekhnech672/
Lecne671/
Leukenne671/
Lycknets671/
Likenney671/
Lecckner670/
Lecknish670/

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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 Leiknes
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