Leonhardt Surname

22,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leonhardt Surname Definition:

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

Leonhardt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany15,5511:5,177622
United States4,9161:73,7308,492
Brazil1,1211:190,9677,363
Argentina7311:58,4734,970
Canada4141:88,9999,813
Denmark3071:18,3871,807
France2791:238,07436,915
Australia2251:119,98113,219
Switzerland1771:46,4016,308
Austria1081:78,84711,877
Netherlands1011:167,20024,400
Guatemala691:233,0824,038
Poland551:691,06859,060
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
England501:1,114,36153,243
Sweden461:214,06014,843
Japan411:3,118,15333,477
Ukraine271:1,686,026128,013
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Greenland71:8,054710
Jamaica61:478,32410,136
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Wales51:618,90625,852
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
China21:683,660,78330,601
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4281:117,33311,513

The alternate forms: Léonhardt (3) are calculated separately.

Leonhardt (275) may also be a first name.

Leonhardt 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

Leonhardt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leonhardt is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Léonhardt. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leonhardt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,172nd most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 297,063 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Leonhardt are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Leonhardt is also the 535,844th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 275 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 15,551 people, or 1 in 5,177. In Germany Leonhardt is mostly found in: Saxony, where 19 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Germany it occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Leonhardt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leonhardt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leonhardt last name grew 1,149 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leonhardt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leonhardt surname are 20.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.19% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leonhardt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.08% more than the national average, earning R 397,044 per year; in United States they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $45,884 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $53,644 CAD per year.

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Leonhardt Reference & Research

Lenhart DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Lenhart FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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