Letzow Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Letzow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Letzow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil831:2,579,20977,959
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Letzow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Letzow is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Letzow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,955,159th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Letzow are found; 91 percent are found in South America and 91 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 2,579,209. In Brazil Letzow is most prevalent in: Santa Catarina, where 48 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 31 percent are found and Paraná, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Brazil it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Letzow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Letzow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Letzow surname contracted 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Letzow Last Name Statistics demography

Letzow earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lietzow92819/
Leetzow92303/
Leatzow9256/
Leitzow9223/
Leutzow9212/
Letzoww921/
Lezow913/
Litzow83370/
Lotzow83109/
Letzov837/
Litzouw7738/
Letsowa7715/
Leatzaw778/
Lietzaw771/
Leuczow771/
Lezov73250/
Lozow7376/
Lazow7330/
Lizow731/
Lecow730/
Letshowa711/
Lotzof67102/
Lechow6745/
Lezoff6710/
Hlezov678/
Lezhov678/
Litzaw677/
Letsov674/
Lotzov671/
Lecowa671/
Leciow671/
Litcow671/

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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 Letzow
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