Leitow Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leitow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leitow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Leitow Last Name Facts

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

Leitow occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leitow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,683,218th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname Leitow occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Leitow live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 1,341,758. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 18 percent are found and Berlin, where 17 percent are found. Beside Germany Leitow exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Leitow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leitow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leitow last name increased 1,175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leitow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leitow are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.29% being registered with the party.

Leitow earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leitowa921/
Litow91221/
Letow9179/
Lettow831,198/
Littow83134/
Letowt8343/
Litouw8334/
Letowa835/
Lithow831/
Lethow830/
Loetow830/
Leithof773/
Littouw772/
Leyttow771/
Leethow771/
Lichtow771/
Littows770/
Letov732,404/
Litov73853/
Letaw7391/
Litaw7385/
Litob7351/
Latow7324/
Litof736/
Letof733/
Leithoff71328/
Letova672,921/
Litova67914/
Listov67819/
Litofe67250/
Litoff67139/
Letawe67125/
Latowa67111/
Letoff6730/
Leijthoff6728/
Lestov6725/
Leutov6725/
Liotov6717/
Litgov679/
Lyetov679/
Lastow676/
Leytov676/
Litoft675/
Lethaw675/
Litawe675/
Lettov675/
Letoft674/
Leštov674/
Lithaw674/
Laitov674/
Litoev673/
Liatov673/
Litauw672/
Letoev672/
Lythow671/
Leatof671/
Litovs671/
Listaw671/
Listof671/
Lithov671/
Liatof671/
Leitab671/
Leitav671/
Lathow671/
Lattow671/
Laitof671/
Lethob671/
Letouf671/
Leitehoff670/
Lietuw670/

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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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  • 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 Leitow
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