Leistner Surname

74,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leistner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leistner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,6641:14,2141,844
United States6851:529,13744,078
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Austria521:163,75821,504
Canada491:751,95159,756
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Czechia151:708,89864,682
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
France111:6,038,429280,838
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

Leistner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leistner is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leistner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leistner is the 74,065th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,097,191 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Leistner live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 5,664 people, or 1 in 14,214. In Germany Leistner is most numerous in: Saxony, where 46 percent are found, Bavaria, where 16 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Leistner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leistner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leistner last name rose 692 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leistner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leistner last name are 30.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Leistner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 70.03% more than the national average, earning 588,451 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 186.23% more than the national average, earning R 680,196 per year; in United States they earn 0.96% more than the national average, earning $43,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.81% more than the national average, earning $64,991 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leisztner9419/
Leitner9342,714/
Listner93361/
Lestner9359/
Leithner881,733/
Laistner8872/
Luestner8819/
Lisztner8818/
Lleitner881/
Lesstner881/
Leitener881/
Leitnner881/
Leittner880/
Litstner880/
Letner861,147/
Litner86400/
Leitne861/
Leistnerová8421/
Leichtner82115/
Lettner803,582/
Leutner801,864/
Littner80691/
Laitner80298/
Lithner80214/
Lastner80180/
Leytner80147/
Lejtner8020/
Lethner8016/
Lietner8011/
Loitner806/
Leitnet802/
Lihtner802/
Luetner801/
Lestnes801/
Letnere801/
Laetner801/
Lehtner800/
Leatner800/
Luitner800/
Leitnerová78441/
Leitnerova784/
Litne771/
Lichtner751,687/
Leuthner751,553/
Lechtner7598/
Laettner7589/
Leuttner753/
Leattner752/
Laystner752/
Luettner751/
Lithtner751/
Lhettner751/
Letnnier751/
Lajstner751/
Leithney751/
Lehthner751/
Laittner750/
Leahtner750/
Llaitner750/
Lestienne711,434/
Latner71783/
Letnes71362/
Letenneur71324/
Leuchtner71190/
Letney71165/
Litnerová7137/
Litney7135/
Lystne7128/
Leitienne7126/
Lytner7122/
Letnee7118/
Lihtne7112/
Letnet714/
Letinnier713/
Littne713/
Lestionne711/
Leitna711/
Leitni711/
Litnerova711/
Lestny711/
Lautner673,389/
Lattner671,530/
Lajtner67115/
Laytner67103/
Letenre6759/
Loutner6756/
Littnerová6737/
Laitnerová6735/
Letness6733/
Lejtnerová674/
Lettnerová673/
Lastnge673/
Lettney672/
L'Estienne672/
Loytner672/
Loettne672/
Leytene671/
Lestngi671/
Leutnerová671/
Leestna671/
Litinne671/
Laitnes671/
Lejtnerova671/
Leutnes671/
Lyhtner670/
Listnip670/
Lathner670/

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