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
Leitner Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Leitner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leitner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leitner is more commonly found in Austria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leitner? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leitner is the 13,125th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 170,613 people. Leitner occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Leitner reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Leitner is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 32 people.
Leitner is most widely held in Austria, where it is borne by 23,133 people, or 1 in 368. In Austria Leitner is mostly concentrated in: Upper Austria, where 27 percent are found, Styria, where 21 percent are found and Lower Austria, where 12 percent are found. Besides Austria this surname 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 incidence of Leitner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,526 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 7,467 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leitner Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Leitner surname are 15.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.97% registered to vote for the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Leitner
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis