Leiwig Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Leiwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leiwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Leiwig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leiwig occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leiwig? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Leiwig is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Leiwig live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Leiwig is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 50 percent live, Texas, where 27 percent live and Florida, where 23 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 45 percent live.

Leiwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leiwig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leiwig last name decreased 16 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leiwig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leiwig last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

Leiwig earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39% less than the national average, earning $26,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lewig9142/
Liwig910/
Leibig831,100/
Liewig8346/
Loewig8335/
Leswig8315/
Liswig838/
Lewaig834/
Leivig833/
Liwigs831/
Leisvig777/
Lawig73908/
Lebig73442/
Lewik73243/
Levig7374/
Libig7320/
Liwix731/
Livig730/
Leggewig712/
Lewick67116/
Leabig6743/
Loeweg6714/
Leivik6710/
Lewike6710/
Leibeg678/
Lewisc676/
Lewics673/
Lewiec672/
Levieg672/
Loewik671/
Lewgek671/
Leevig671/
Lebigh671/
Lewisq671/
Levigg671/
Levigs670/
Lievig670/
Leibic670/
Leebig670/

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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 Leiwig
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