Leistenschneider Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Leistenschneider Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leistenschneider Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3761:214,11024,191
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
France51:13,284,544357,392
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Leistenschneider Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leistenschneider has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leistenschneider? popularity and diffusion

Leistenschneider is the 695,980th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 17,187,608 people. The last name Leistenschneider occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Leistenschneider reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Leistenschneider is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 214,110. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saarland, where 47 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent live and Berlin, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Luxembourg, where 5 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leistenschneide9710/
Leistenchneider972/
Leistenschnider970/
Leistenchneide931/
Leistensnider9027/
Leistensnide863/
Lestensnider860/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leistenschneider
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