Leirheim Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Leirheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leirheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway191:270,64728,127
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Leirheim Last Name Facts

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

Leirheim occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leirheim? popularity and diffusion

Leirheim is the 4,427,875th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Leirheim reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 270,647. In Norway it is most common in: Western Norway, where 89 percent reside and Central Norway, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway it is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 5 percent reside.

Leirheim Last Name Statistics demography

Leirheim earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning 357,722 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lerheim9385/
Lirheim931/
Lereim8687/
Lerhem861/
Lawerheim821/
Leitrim8020/
Larheim8017/
Lerim7727/
Lirim7710/
Lerem774/
Lirem771/
Lerhchim754/
Lahrheim754/
Lerein7182/
Lerime7175/
Lereme7154/
Leyrem7140/
Lyrhem7118/
Leerem716/
Leiram716/
Larhem714/
Lehrem713/
Lerhin711/
Lerham711/
Leraim711/
Liarim711/
Letrim710/
Lerchen67190/
Larhein6714/
Lerejem6713/
Lettrem678/
Leutrim674/
Larchem673/
Lereine671/
Leurein671/
Leerzem671/
Leremme671/
Letrein671/
Lereyem671/
Lireham671/
Lerheng671/
Leitram670/
Lerhing670/
Laerham670/

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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 Leirheim
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