Lejander Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lejander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lejander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa661:820,87455,153
United States191:19,076,786604,894

Lejander Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lejander is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lejander? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Lejander occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Lejander live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 820,874. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 77 percent reside, Gauteng, where 12 percent reside and Western Cape, where 8 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Lejander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lejander surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lejander earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 46.76% less than the national average, earning R 126,516 per year and in United States they earn 19.34% less than the national average, earning $34,805 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leander935,896/
Lejzandere891/
Lexander88235/
Lojander88136/
Lecander88102/
Leeander8870/
Leanderz8828/
Lleander8827/
Leyander8824/
Lehander8815/
Lesander885/
Lejender883/
Lijander881/
Lezander881/
Leisander827/
Leandre804,262/
Launder801,500/
Laender80312/
Leinder809/
Liender806/
Leender805/
Lajnder801/
Loender801/
Leanderová781/
Lisander7552/
Lizander7545/
Lawender758/
Leyandre754/
Le'andre751/
Lyzander751/
Licander751/
Lauender751/
Llaunder751/
Layander751/
Leindert750/
Layinder750/
Lajandre750/
Leyender750/
Lizandier7154/
Lejoindre7113/
Lowenderd711/
Lechandre710/
Laheinder710/
Lounder67417/
Laundre67108/
Loinder6723/
Luinder671/
Laimder670/

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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 Lejander
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