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Where Does The Last Name Leisten Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Leisten is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Leistén. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leisten? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Leisten is the 200,834^th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,508,688 people. Leisten is mostly 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.

The surname Leisten is most frequent 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 are found, Bavaria, where 3 percent are found and Berlin, where 3 percent are found. Beside Germany it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Denmark, where 3 percent are found.

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 last name expanded 3,731 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leisten Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Leisten surname are 16.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.3% being registered with 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.