175.37 ^cm

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

The last name Leister occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Leister is the 65,043^rd most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 948,776 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Leister live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 727,628^th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 159 people.

Leister is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 4,087 people, or 1 in 88,686. In The United States Leister is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 31 percent reside, Maryland, where 14 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 34 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Leister Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Leister has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leister last name grew 585 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 5 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leister Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Leister surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Leister surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leister earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.67% less than the national average, earning 326,464 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $42,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.94% less than the national average, earning $43,252 CAD per year.