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

The surname Leister occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Leister click here.

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

It is the 65,043^rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 948,776 people. Leister occurs predominantly 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 widely held forename internationally, held by 159 people.

The surname Leister is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,087 people, or 1 in 88,686. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 31 percent live, Maryland, where 14 percent live and California, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 34 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Leister Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Leister has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leister last name expanded 585 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 5 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leister Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Leister last name 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.