Leitner Surname
Approximately 42,714 people bear this surname
Leitner Surname User-submission:
The surname Leitner means 'one who lived by a mountain spur' or 'one who lived on a slope of a mountain' in German and Austrian.
Leitner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 23,133 | 1:368 | 12 |
| Germany | 8,433 | 1:9,546 | 1,198 |
| United States | 5,358 | 1:67,648 | 7,871 |
| Italy | 1,862 | 1:32,845 | 5,881 |
| Hungary | 566 | 1:17,343 | 1,952 |
| Israel | 451 | 1:18,975 | 2,824 |
| Canada | 344 | 1:107,109 | 11,509 |
| France | 315 | 1:210,866 | 32,777 |
| Czechia | 294 | 1:36,168 | 5,938 |
| Switzerland | 280 | 1:29,332 | 4,447 |
| England | 224 | 1:248,741 | 20,175 |
| Slovakia | 192 | 1:27,794 | 4,771 |
| Romania | 188 | 1:106,797 | 12,036 |
| Brazil | 166 | 1:1,289,604 | 44,167 |
| Australia | 142 | 1:190,111 | 18,903 |
| Argentina | 97 | 1:440,654 | 33,272 |
| Denmark | 70 | 1:80,639 | 7,855 |
| Poland | 66 | 1:575,890 | 53,502 |
| South Africa | 61 | 1:888,159 | 57,770 |
| Sweden | 59 | 1:166,894 | 11,603 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Ukraine | 22 | 1:2,069,213 | 143,711 |
| Seychelles | 18 | 1:5,133 | 784 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 351 | 1:143,073 | 13,433 |
Leitner (32) may also be a first name.
Leitner Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Leitner means 'one who lived by a mountain spur' or 'one who lived on a slope of a mountain' in German and Austrian.
- zack815Leitner Demographics
Average Male Leitner Height
177.17 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Leitner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leitner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leitner is borne by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leitner? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leitner is the 13,125th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 170,613 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Leitner are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent given name in the world, held by 32 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Austria, where it is borne by 23,133 people, or 1 in 368. In Austria it is primarily found in: Upper Austria, where 27 percent are found, Styria, where 21 percent are found and Lower Austria, where 12 percent are found. Beside Austria this last name is found in 68 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Leitner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leitner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,526 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 7,467 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leitner Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Leitner surname are 15.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.97% being registered with the party.
The amount Leitner earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 36.99% more than the national average, earning 474,080 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 6.15% more than the national average, earning R 252,252 per year; in United States they earn 10.86% more than the national average, earning $47,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $51,982 CAD per year.
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