Leipoldt Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Leipoldt Surname Definition:

“People-Bold” in Old German. Variation on Leopold (Leut-Bald).

Leipoldt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1821:297,68028,740
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Leipoldt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“People-Bold” in Old German. Variation on Leopold (Leut-Bald).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Leipoldt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leipoldt occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leipoldt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leipoldt is the 919,444th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Leipoldt reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Leipoldt is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 297,680. In South Africa Leipoldt is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 40 percent reside, North West, where 20 percent reside and Western Cape, where 12 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 18 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.

Leipoldt Last Name Statistics demography

Leipoldt earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.71% more than the national average, earning R 381,912 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leippoldt940/
Leipold936,877/
Leipolt9311/
Lippoldt88768/
Leypoldt88452/
Leupoldt8845/
Leippold8841/
Leapoldt8818/
Leiphold883/
Lepold86939/
Lipold86257/
Lepolt8672/
Lipolt8617/
Leipholtz8254/
Lieypoldt820/
Lippold808,037/
Leupold804,954/
Liepold801,481/
Leypold80341/
Loipold80209/
Leupolt80177/
Lippolt80139/
Luipold80121/
Leppold8064/
Laipold8050/
Liepolt8050/
Lipholt8036/
Leapold8020/
Leiphol8013/
Laipolt809/
Lejpold808/
Lepgold807/
Lipolts805/
Litpold803/
Loepold802/
Leepold802/
Liphold802/
Liopold801/
Lipoold801/
Leypolt801/
Luepold801/
Ledpold801/
Lipfold800/
Leppolt800/
Lespolt800/
Lepoldz800/
Laepold800/
Leipoldová786/
Lepol7773/
Lipol779/
Luippold75576/
Leapaldt75111/
Lepholtz7531/
Luitpold7531/
Liyopold7521/
Leuphold752/
Liyepold751/
Lipfoild751/
Lippoldp751/
Lippoold751/
Lespaldt751/
Leypoltd751/
Lipphold751/
Leyphold751/
Liephold751/
Leipheld750/
Leaphold750/
Lippohlt750/
Laippold750/
Lepoil71185/
Lapolt71151/
Lipoldová71109/
Lépold7146/
Lepole7142/
Lypold7125/
Lipole7121/
Lepool7116/
Lephol7113/
Lepoldová7110/
Leepol718/
Lepoul717/
Lapold716/
Lypolt714/
Lipool713/
Leapol712/
Lipoldova712/
Lluippold711/
Leyoppold711/
Leipal711/
Liphol711/
Lipoul711/
Laipol711/
Luithpold711/
Lephole67668/
Lepault67132/
Lajpold6781/
Leupoldová6725/
Laypold6717/
Laipoldová6716/
Leypoldová6712/
Lippald678/
Leephol677/
Lepoole676/
Lyapold675/
Leapole675/
Liapole674/
Lepoule673/
Lypolts673/
Lappold672/
Lippole672/
Lippoldová671/
Leapalt671/
Loypold671/
Lajpolt671/
Leupald671/
Leupoldova671/
Lepalte671/
Leypoll671/
Laephol671/
Lyopold670/
Leppoll670/
Lapoeld670/
Lyppold670/
Leapult670/

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