Leipzig Surname

475,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Leipzig Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the toponym 'Leipzig', which has settlements named like that in Germany, the US and Canada.

Leipzig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5061:716,32256,419
Germany1721:468,05540,982
Serbia71:1,020,70729,076
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Leipzig (50) may also be a first name.

Leipzig Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the toponym 'Leipzig', which has settlements named like that in Germany, the US and Canada.

- aris.dryg11

Leipzig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leipzig is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leipzig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 475,771st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,366,353 people. The surname Leipzig is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Leipzig live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. Leipzig is also the 1,412,538th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 50 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 506 people, or 1 in 716,322. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 13 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 24 percent are found and Serbia, where 1 percent are found.

Leipzig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leipzig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 7,229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leipzig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leipzig are 1.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.2% registered to vote for the political party.

Leipzig earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.26% more than the national average, earning $53,186 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leipczig931/
Lipzig9230/
Leibzig86100/
Leipsig8685/
Liepzig866/
Leipzic861/
Lijpzig861/
Leipcigs802/
Lipsig7762/
Lepsig7710/
Lipzik771/
Leipsic71110/
Lipzick7135/
Lipszic7113/
Lipczik714/
Leyptsig6719/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Leipzig
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis