Leipziger Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leipziger Surname User-submission:

German-language surnames ending in '-er' mean 'from a place'. The surname 'Leipziger' means someone from the German city of Leipzig. Leipzig is the 8th largest city in Germany and 1st largest in Saxony. It has 600K inhabitants as of 2023.

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Leipziger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1501:536,70344,788
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Leipziger Surname Meaning

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German-language surnames ending in '-er' mean 'from a place'. The surname 'Leipziger' means someone from the German city of Leipzig. Leipzig is the 8th largest city in Germany and 1st largest in Saxony. It has 600K inhabitants as of 2023.It is 1h by bus or train from Berlin.

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Leipziger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leipziger is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leipziger? popularity and diffusion

Leipziger is the 844,382nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. The surname Leipziger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Leipziger reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 536,703. In Germany Leipziger is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent live, Berlin, where 20 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live. Besides Germany it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Leipziger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leipziger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leipziger last name increased 730 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leipziger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leipziger last name are 16.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.96% being registered with the party.

Leipziger earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.57% more than the national average, earning $58,067 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lipziger9413/
Leipciger8912/
Leibziger892/
Leipsiger891/
Liepziger890/
Leipjeiger840/
Lepsiger825/
Lipsiger821/
Laipcigier745/
Layptsiger631/
Labsezi501/

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