Leipsig Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Estonia

Leipsig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leipsig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Estonia151:88,12015,474
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Leipsig Last Name Facts

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

Leipsig is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leipsig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Leipsig is primarily found in Europe, where 41 percent of Leipsig reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Leipsig is most common in Canada, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 1,601,982. In Canada it is most numerous in: Ontario, where 96 percent are found and British Columbia, where 4 percent are found. Other than Canada this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 22 percent are found.

Leipsig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leipsig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leipsig surname expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leipsig Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Leipsig earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 192.23% more than the national average, earning R 694,452 per year; in United States they earn 192.11% more than the national average, earning $126,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning $51,943 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lipsig9262/
Lepsig9210/
Leipzig86703/
Leipsic86110/
Leipcigs802/
Libsig77197/
Lepsik77174/
Lipsik7756/
Lipzig7730/
Lipsic7724/
Lepsic7722/
Leibzig71100/
Lepsics7133/
Lipsick7118/
Lipszic7113/
Liepzig716/
Lipshic714/
Lipsics714/
Lipshik711/
Lijpzig711/
Lepshik711/
Leipzic711/
Lipsict711/
Liepsic710/
Lipschik6729/
Libshigs671/

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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 Leipsig
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