Leitwein Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Leitwein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leitwein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
France21:33,211,361423,184
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Leitwein Last Name Facts

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

Leitwein has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leitwein? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,795,579th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Leitwein are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Leitwein is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 5,753,316. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 97 percent live, Michigan, where 2 percent live and Tennessee, where 2 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 37 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Leitwein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leitwein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leitwein last name rose 788 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leitwein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leitwein surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Leitwein earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.24% less than the national average, earning $31,827 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leichtwein890/
Leutwein88110/
Leidwein8859/
Litwin8611,883/
Letwin86548/
Letwen8612/
Litwen861/
Leuthwein825/
Littwin801,118/
Ledwein8056/
Lithwin8021/
Latwein8013/
Litwine802/
Letwine800/
Lautwein75201/
Lattwein75158/
Lettween7511/
Littwine751/
Litwan71217/
Litwyn7149/
Latwen7125/
Litwinowa7116/
Latwin7111/
Letwyn7111/
Lytwin713/
Litwín711/
Litwiszyn711/
Ladwein67417/
Lidwine6730/
Letwane6710/
Lyttwin679/
Ledwoin679/
Lattwin677/
Ledwine672/
Littwan671/

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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
  • 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 Leitwein
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis