Leininger Surname

59,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Leininger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leininger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6521:64,1297,511
France1,6941:39,2114,882
Germany1,0331:77,9349,868
Austria681:125,22717,371
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6141:81,7898,584

Leininger (13) may also be a first name.

Leininger Last Name Facts

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

Leininger occurs most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leininger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 59,010th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 852,046 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Leininger live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. Leininger is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,652 people, or 1 in 64,129. In The United States Leininger is most frequent in: Ohio, where 12 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States it exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.

Leininger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leininger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leininger surname increased 921 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leininger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leininger surname are 21.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.24% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leininger earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 145.02% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,498 per year; in United States they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning $45,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.32% less than the national average, earning $45,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leinninger9515/
Leiningher951/
Leineinger951/
Leigninger950/
Lininger942,143/
Leninger94196/
Leinnger943/
Leininer941/
Leininge941/
Leiinger941/
D'Leininger901/
Leisinger891,489/
Leitinger891,285/
Lehninger89414/
Leinenger89103/
Leuninger8948/
Laininger8930/
Leißinger8916/
Leyninger8913/
Leicinger895/
Lenhinger895/
Linginger893/
Lieninger892/
Liningher891/
Leaninger890/
Leinneger890/
Lineinger890/
Leinynger890/
Loeninger890/
Leinger8826/
Leniner881/
Leninge880/
Leichinger8457/
Leissinger8434/
Leicingere842/
Leiscinger841/
Leinninges840/
Loehninger840/
Lesinger82160/
Lyninger82123/
Linenger8276/
Leuninge8228/
Litinger8223/
Laninger8223/
Licinger8211/
Leineger826/
Lisinger824/
Leuinger821/
Leininga821/
Lecinger821/
Liannger821/
Letinger820/
Lenenger820/
Liuinger820/
Linginge820/
Lininzer820/
Lessinger78399/
Lanninger78125/
Lechinger7886/
Lahninger7877/
Lettinger7868/
Loisinger7838/
Langinger7826/
Leysinger7823/
Lissinger7813/
Launinger7812/
Leisenger782/
Littinger782/
Leucinger781/
Leszinger781/
Leusinger780/
Laningher780/
Lehningerová761/
Laenger75329/
Loinger75175/
Linenge75160/
Laninge7519/
Lianger7517/
Leanger758/
Luenger756/
Linener754/
Leninga753/
Loenger752/
Lyniner751/
Laniner751/
Lenhner751/
Lininga751/
Liningi751/
Leingre751/
Lenenge751/
Lainger750/
Linhner750/
Loichinger74316/
Leschinger74210/
Laichinger74148/
Luichinger7440/
Leichenger7417/
Leiseng'er744/
Litnennger740/
Lasinger71472/
Lysinger71413/
Lingener7199/
Leeninga7190/
Leinenga7182/
Liamnger7170/
Lesenger7119/
Lauenger7112/
Leangher7111/
Lanninge7111/
Lojinger719/
Lowenger717/
Lenyonge714/
Lynincer711/
Linginer711/
Lisenger711/
Liangher711/
Latinger711/
Layinger711/
Laineger711/
Laenjner711/
Laingher711/
Lanindge710/
Leuenger710/
Lanitner710/
Lycinger710/
Leshchinger701/
Langer6782,800/
Lachinger67341/
Langinier67208/
Lassinger67161/
Lessenger67135/
Lattinger6756/
Laszinger6734/
Lehangere672/
Llysinger672/
Lesengere671/
Lauienger671/
Lausinger671/
Liamngeer671/
Lánger671/
Lassenger671/
Loisenger671/
Lousinger670/
Lingenner670/
Leucenger670/
Lettenger670/
Lhysinger670/
Lagginger670/

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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
  • 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 Leininger
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