Leineweber Surname

164,227th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leineweber Surname User-submission:

Leineweber is a German surname, meaning 'linen weaver'.

Leineweber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,2201:36,2644,813
United States3341:1,085,20678,873
Austria271:315,38635,058
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Denmark111:513,15632,022
England61:9,286,343223,652
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Leineweber Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Leineweber is a German surname, meaning 'linen weaver'.

- slaughtersterlin

Leineweber Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leineweber is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leineweber? popularity and diffusion

Leineweber is the 164,227th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,758,344 people. The last name Leineweber occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Leineweber are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,220 people, or 1 in 36,264. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 38 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Germany Leineweber occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Leineweber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leineweber has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leineweber last name rose 3,036 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leineweber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leineweber last name are 15.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.26% registered to vote for the party.

Leineweber earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.9% more than the national average, earning $59,070 USD per year.

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