Leitzgen Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leitzgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leitzgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany901:894,50563,669
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Leitzgen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leitzgen occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leitzgen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,931,261st most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The last name Leitzgen occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Leitzgen reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Leitzgen is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 894,505. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 34 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Germany Leitzgen is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Leitzgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leitzgen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leitzgen last name declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leitzen93272/
Leitgen9363/
Litzgen930/
Leutzgen888/
Leitzien880/
Litzen86209/
Litgen8676/
Letzen8629/
Lietzen80201/
Luetzen8091/
Lettgen8084/
Littgen8030/
Letzien8022/
Littzen8013/
Leutgen8012/
Leitzén806/
Leizhen802/
Leidzen802/
Litzsen800/
Lizen77634/
Lezen7738/
Litzn771/
Lezgin711,326/
Lezhen71411/
Lytzen71211/
Litzén71198/
Letzin71108/
Lizhen71100/
Latzen7162/
Litjen7148/
Letzeisen7144/
Leyzen7143/
Litzin7135/
Letsen7132/
Letzén7130/
Litsen7124/
Lijzen7121/
Lizgin7117/
Luizen7111/
Lezean716/
Leizin715/
Lejzen714/
Loizen712/
Lizzen711/
Lyodtzgen711/
Lidzen711/
Litzèn711/
Leazen710/
Leuzen710/
Leezen710/
Luitjen67759/
Letzing67256/
Laatzen6770/
Lietzén6758/
Leidzén6740/
Letsoen6726/
Littsen6718/
Leutjen6715/
Leitsén6712/
Lettjen6710/
Litzing679/
Lejtzén679/
Leitsin673/
Lizggin673/
Lättgen672/
Lautzen671/
Leidsen671/
Letseun671/
Leytsen671/
Loiizen671/
Litsene671/
Lietzin671/
Lietzèn671/
Leezhen671/
Laizhen671/
Leidesn671/
Lattzen670/
Loutzen670/

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