Leistmann Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leistmann Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leistmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Leistmann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leistmann occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leistmann? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leistmann is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Leistmann live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 20,126,365. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 50 percent reside, Hamburg, where 25 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 25 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Leistmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leistmann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leistmann surname fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Leistmann
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