Leopold Surname

21,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Leopold Surname Definition:

(French-Teut.) the French Léopold, Ger. Leopold, O.Ger. Liutpold (and Liutpolt) Liutbold = Nation-Bold (Patriotic) [O.H.Ger. liut (=N.H.Ger, leute, pl., people = Old Saxon liudi = Old English léode), nation + -pold, -bold, bald, bold, brave] .

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Leopold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,9711:11,5491,475
United States5,9021:61,4137,198
Tanzania2,8441:18,6152,382
Chad2,1181:6,417936
Austria1,5931:5,346617
France9961:66,6899,206
Brazil4881:438,67716,623
Australia4511:59,8577,258
Mauritius3781:3,422644
Canada3471:106,18311,435
Hungary2681:36,6283,986
Haiti2601:41,0922,635
Poland2241:169,68223,531
England2231:249,85720,242
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Netherlands1921:87,95414,558
Namibia1721:14,0082,588
Trinidad and Tobago1681:8,1191,176
Russia1621:889,64870,971
Switzerland1551:52,9876,909
Israel1061:80,7329,742
Argentina1021:419,05331,889
Czechia851:125,10020,092
Cameroon831:250,23024,514
Ivory Coast811:284,83010,886
Chile801:220,2066,842
Sweden761:129,5639,162
Slovenia721:34,5516,690
Romania651:308,89027,566
Micronesia641:1,660378
Croatia631:67,12112,153
Nigeria621:2,857,14190,271
Serbia531:134,8109,704
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
Denmark481:117,59810,848
Saint Lucia391:4,584649
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Paraguay191:380,8815,564
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Ukraine141:3,251,621182,804
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Norway81:642,78647,258
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Wales71:442,07621,198
India61:127,844,230863,365
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
China41:341,830,39216,990
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Jersey91:5,7651,004
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1231:44,7185,175

The alternate forms: Léopold (27) are calculated separately.

Leopold (122,270) may also be a first name.

Leopold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Teut.) the French Léopold, Ger. Leopold, O.Ger. Liutpold (and Liutpolt) Liutbold = Nation-Bold (Patriotic) [O.H.Ger. liut (=N.H.Ger, leute, pl., people = Old Saxon liudi = Old English léode), nation + -pold, -bold, bald, bold, brave] ... herre Liupolt in der erde lít [liegt].— Reinmar der Alte, ‘Klage um Leopold V. von Oesterreich,’ 8.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Descendant of Leudbald or Leopold (people, hold).

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

Leopold Last Name Facts

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

Leopold (Georgian: ლეოპოლდ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻮﺑﻮ, Marathi: लॅपोल, Russian: Леопольд) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Léopold. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leopold? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,215th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 283,617 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Leopold reside; 38 percent reside in Western Europe and 35 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Leopold is also the 8,457th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 122,270 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 6,971 people, or 1 in 11,549. In Germany Leopold is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found, Bavaria, where 17 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Germany Leopold exists in 106 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Tanzania, where 11 percent are found.

Leopold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leopold has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leopold last name expanded 526 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 676 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Leopold Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Leopold surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Leopold last name are 15.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.99% registered with the party.

The amount Leopold earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 91.23% more than the national average, earning 661,804 kr per year; in Peru they earn 247.87% more than the national average, earning S/. 67,435 per year; in South Africa they earn 17.02% less than the national average, earning R 197,196 per year; in United States they earn 8.57% more than the national average, earning $46,845 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.79% more than the national average, earning $52,558 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léopold9527/
Leopoldt93146/
Leopoldh932/
Leopoldd931/
Leopolds931/
Leopoeld931/
Leoupold931/
Leopoold931/
Leophold931/
Lieopold931/
Leoppold930/
Leopol9275/
L'Leopold881/
Leopole8639/
Leopolt8634/
Leopald8623/
Leapold8620/
Leopoldová8287/
Leopoldova8234/
Leapoldt8018/
Leopauld8017/
Leaphold800/
Leoppald800/
Leapol772/
Leopaul7193/
Leapaldt67111/
Leeappald631/
Leapal621/
Leapalt571/
Leapult570/

Leopold Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leopold in the Georgian language
ლეოპოლდleopold-
Leopold in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻮﺑﻮlwbw-
Leopold in the Marathi language
लॅपोलlepola40
िलओपोडila'opoda20
िलओपोलडila'opolada20
िलओपोलila'opola20
Leopold in the Russian language
Леопольдleopold-

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