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
Average Leiknes Salary in
United States
$52,493 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leiknes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leiknes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leiknes is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Leiknes.
How Common Is The Last Name Leiknes? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 895,817th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Leiknes live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname Leiknes is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 21,075. In Norway Leiknes is mostly concentrated in: Western Norway, where 33 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 33 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 23 percent are found. Aside from Norway it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.
Leiknes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Leiknes surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for 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 | / |
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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
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- 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
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