Leisten Surname
Approximately 2,077 people bear this surname
Leisten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,416 | 1:56,854 | 7,345 |
| United States | 485 | 1:747,338 | 58,424 |
| Denmark | 63 | 1:89,599 | 8,581 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Leistén (27) are calculated separately.
Leisten Demographics
Average Leisten Salary in
United States
$46,568 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leisten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leisten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leisten occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Leistén. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leisten? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 200,834th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,508,688 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Leisten are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,416 people, or 1 in 56,854. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent live, Bavaria, where 3 percent live and Berlin, where 3 percent live. Besides Germany this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.
Leisten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leisten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leisten surname rose 3,731 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leisten Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Leisten are 16.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.3% being registered to vote for the party.
Leisten earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.92% more than the national average, earning $46,568 USD per year.
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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
- 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 Leisten
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