Leonhard Surname

69,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leonhard Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Leonhard (lion, bold).

Leonhard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,0541:19,8582,624
United States1,6671:217,43221,152
France2761:240,66237,281
Australia2081:129,78714,130
Denmark1511:37,3823,890
Poland1451:262,12932,497
Switzerland1381:59,5147,447
Austria1301:65,50310,107
Argentina891:480,26335,686
Canada421:877,27667,671
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Ukraine351:1,300,648109,855
Israel291:295,09125,768
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
England81:6,964,757184,742
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4701:106,84810,718

The alternate forms: Léonhard (12) are calculated separately.

Leonhard (32,274) may also be a first name.

Leonhard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Leonhard (lion, bold).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Leonhard Last Name Facts

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

Leonhard occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Léonhard. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leonhard? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leonhard is the 69,678th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,025,693 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Leonhard reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Leonhard is also the 26,325th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 32,274 people.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 4,054 people, or 1 in 19,858. In Germany it is most common in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent reside, Bavaria, where 15 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Leonhard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leonhard has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 355 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leonhard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leonhard surname are 17.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.11% being registered with the political party.

The amount Leonhard earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.37% less than the national average, earning 192,516 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $46,581 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.39% less than the national average, earning $47,004 CAD per year.

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