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 held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lejander.

How Common Is The Last Name Lejander? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This surname is mostly found 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 Lejander is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 820,874. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 77 percent live, Gauteng, where 12 percent live and Western Cape, where 8 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live.

Lejander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lejander last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political 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
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  • 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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