Leistra Surname

364,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Leistra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leistra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7811:21,6233,436
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Leistra Last Name Facts

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

Leistra is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Leistra.

How Common Is The Last Name Leistra? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 364,871st most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,368,601 people. The last name Leistra is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Leistra reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 781 people, or 1 in 21,623. In The Netherlands Leistra is most common in: Friesland, where 39 percent reside, Groningen, where 11 percent reside and Drenthe, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Leistra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leistra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leistra last name increased 1,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leistra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leistra last name are 8.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.84% registered with the political party.

The amount Leistra earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning R 102,228 per year; in United States they earn 16.87% less than the national average, earning $35,869 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $50,956 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leijstra93152/
Lestra92300/
Listra92237/
Lestrat86566/
Listrat86297/
Leystra86189/
Lestrai86184/
Leitera8638/
Lestras8625/
Lestrad8614/
Liastra869/
Llestra867/
Liestra862/
Laestra862/
Luistra862/
Leestra861/
Lestray860/
Lestrap860/
Litra831,003/
Letra83974/
Lijdstra801/
Lestrait801/
Lestrayt801/
Leistris800/
Lastra7734,370/
Letras771,160/
Listro77412/
Lestri77355/
Litras77281/
Loitra77125/
Lystra77116/
Listri77106/
Lestre7786/
Letray7779/
Listre7772/
Lestro7764/
Llitra7734/
Lettra7726/
Liatra775/
Letrai775/
Litrat775/
Littra773/
Lextra772/
Leitro771/
Listry771/
Lletra771/
Luetra771/
Leutra771/
Letraj771/
Laitra771/
Leatra770/
Leetra770/
Letrap770/
Lestry770/
Luistro713,090/
Lastras71586/
Letrach71213/
Lestrez71122/
Liastri71109/
Lastrap7165/
Liastro7151/
Laustra7142/
Lestree7133/
Lettraz7124/
Lextray7124/
Leutrat7123/
Letrait7122/
Letraut7116/
Lestrio7114/
Leastro7112/
Leatrea7112/
Lestrer7111/
Littras7111/
Lestriz7111/
Lystrat719/
Lestrri717/
Liastry716/
Lestrih713/
Lastrat712/
Lestret712/
Lestrée712/
Listris712/
Leuthra711/
Listtro711/
Liestri711/
Lestroy711/
Letriea711/
Ledstro711/
Leitero711/
Luistre711/
Lastrau711/
Lastray711/
Leitrop711/
Leutrau711/
Lestrie711/
Loitrat711/
Lystras711/
Listros711/
Litraut711/
Loestre711/
Leastre711/
Liestro710/
Listrit710/
Latra671,836/
Lytra671,170/
Letro67201/
Litră67134/
Litro67129/
Listhrop6782/
Laadstra6713/
Lastrapp673/
Leutreau672/
Lestreit672/
Luiestro671/
Lishtrop671/
Létra671/
Lethreau671/
Listrish670/
Leithroh670/

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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 Leistra
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