Leonardsen Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Leonardsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leonardsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway871:59,1078,442
Denmark71:806,38843,211
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Leonardsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leonardsen occurs most in Norway. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leonardsen? popularity and diffusion

Leonardsen is the 1,849,867th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname Leonardsen is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Leonardsen live; 96 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 59,107. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 68 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 11 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway Leonardsen exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Leonardsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leonardsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leonardsen surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leonardsen Last Name Statistics demography

Leonardsen earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.8% less than the national average, earning 281,006 kr per year.

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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 Leonardsen
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