Leopold Surname
Approximately 25,695 people bear this surname
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] .
Read More About This SurnameLeopold Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,971 | 1:11,549 | 1,475 |
| United States | 5,902 | 1:61,413 | 7,198 |
| Tanzania | 2,844 | 1:18,615 | 2,382 |
| Chad | 2,118 | 1:6,417 | 936 |
| Austria | 1,593 | 1:5,346 | 617 |
| France | 996 | 1:66,689 | 9,206 |
| Brazil | 488 | 1:438,677 | 16,623 |
| Australia | 451 | 1:59,857 | 7,258 |
| Mauritius | 378 | 1:3,422 | 644 |
| Canada | 347 | 1:106,183 | 11,435 |
| Hungary | 268 | 1:36,628 | 3,986 |
| Haiti | 260 | 1:41,092 | 2,635 |
| Poland | 224 | 1:169,682 | 23,531 |
| England | 223 | 1:249,857 | 20,242 |
| DR Congo | 219 | 1:337,350 | 29,912 |
| Netherlands | 192 | 1:87,954 | 14,558 |
| Namibia | 172 | 1:14,008 | 2,588 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 168 | 1:8,119 | 1,176 |
| Russia | 162 | 1:889,648 | 70,971 |
| Switzerland | 155 | 1:52,987 | 6,909 |
| Israel | 106 | 1:80,732 | 9,742 |
| Argentina | 102 | 1:419,053 | 31,889 |
| Czechia | 85 | 1:125,100 | 20,092 |
| Cameroon | 83 | 1:250,230 | 24,514 |
| Ivory Coast | 81 | 1:284,830 | 10,886 |
| Chile | 80 | 1:220,206 | 6,842 |
| Sweden | 76 | 1:129,563 | 9,162 |
| Slovenia | 72 | 1:34,551 | 6,690 |
| Romania | 65 | 1:308,890 | 27,566 |
| Micronesia | 64 | 1:1,660 | 378 |
| Croatia | 63 | 1:67,121 | 12,153 |
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| Serbia | 53 | 1:134,810 | 9,704 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Rwanda | 49 | 1:231,938 | 1,267 |
| Denmark | 48 | 1:117,598 | 10,848 |
| Saint Lucia | 39 | 1:4,584 | 649 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Paraguay | 19 | 1:380,881 | 5,564 |
| Uruguay | 18 | 1:190,653 | 15,539 |
| Ecuador | 16 | 1:994,115 | 14,535 |
| Peru | 15 | 1:2,118,942 | 25,723 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 33 | 1:738,648 | 34,140 |
| Jersey | 9 | 1:5,765 | 1,004 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,123 | 1:44,718 | 5,175 |
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.
(German) Descendant of Leudbald or Leopold (people, hold).
Leopold Demographics
Leopold Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Léopold | 95 | 27 | / |
| Leopoldt | 93 | 146 | / |
| Leopoldh | 93 | 2 | / |
| Leopoldd | 93 | 1 | / |
| Leopolds | 93 | 1 | / |
| Leopoeld | 93 | 1 | / |
| Leoupold | 93 | 1 | / |
| Leopoold | 93 | 1 | / |
| Leophold | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lieopold | 93 | 1 | / |
| Leoppold | 93 | 0 | / |
| Leopol | 92 | 75 | / |
| L'Leopold | 88 | 1 | / |
| Leopole | 86 | 39 | / |
| Leopolt | 86 | 34 | / |
| Leopald | 86 | 23 | / |
| Leapold | 86 | 20 | / |
| Leopoldová | 82 | 87 | / |
| Leopoldova | 82 | 34 | / |
| Leapoldt | 80 | 18 | / |
| Leopauld | 80 | 17 | / |
| Leaphold | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leoppald | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leapol | 77 | 2 | / |
| Leopaul | 71 | 93 | / |
| Leapaldt | 67 | 111 | / |
| Leeappald | 63 | 1 | / |
| Leapal | 62 | 1 | / |
| Leapalt | 57 | 1 | / |
| Leapult | 57 | 0 | / |
Leopold Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leopold in the Georgian language | ||
| ლეოპოლდ | leopold | - |
| Leopold in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻮﺑﻮ | lwbw | - |
| Leopold in the Marathi language | ||
| लॅपोल | lepola | 40 |
| िलओपोड | ila'opoda | 20 |
| िलओपोलड | ila'opolada | 20 |
| िलओपोल | ila'opola | 20 |
| Leopold in the Russian language | ||
| Леопольд | leopold | - |
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