Leithoff Surname

839,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Leithoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leithoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1171:688,08152,903
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Canada561:657,95753,499
Denmark451:125,43811,414
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Leithoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leithoff is most common in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Leithoff.

How Common Is The Last Name Leithoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leithoff is the 839,220th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Leithoff are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Leithoff is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 688,081. In Germany Leithoff is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 24 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent live and Hesse, where 10 percent live. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Leithoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leithoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leithoff last name increased 5,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leithoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leithoff last name are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Leithoff earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.12% less than the national average, earning $43,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.36% more than the national average, earning $65,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leijthoff9428/
Leitehoff940/
Leithof933/
Lithoff931/
Liethoff8810/
Letthoff885/
Litoff86139/
Letoff8630/
Lechthoff8212/
Letoffe80324/
Liethof8093/
Listoff808/
Lietoff807/
Laitoff801/
Littoff801/
Leuchthoff781/
Litof776/
Letof773/
Lasthoff751/
Lettoffe751/
Laathoff750/
Litofe71250/
Leitow71117/
Latoff7194/
Litoft715/
Letoft714/
Laitof711/
Letouf711/
Lethob711/
Leatof711/
Lathof711/
Litaff711/
Liatof711/
Lithow711/
Lithov711/
Listof711/
Lithaf711/
Lethow710/
Lastoff6718/
Lathoif6718/
Lettoof6710/
Latouff673/
Leteuff673/
Listoft672/
Latooff672/
Lathouf671/
Leitowa671/
Leethow671/
Leitafe671/
Lauthof670/

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Footnotes

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