Leuchtenberg Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leuchtenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leuchtenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6031:133,50816,273
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Leuchtenberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leuchtenberg occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leuchtenberg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 501,935th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 11,126,024 people. Leuchtenberg is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Leuchtenberg reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 603 people, or 1 in 133,508. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent are found, Bavaria, where 4 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent are found. Not including Germany it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Leuchtenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leuchtenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leuchtenberg surname expanded 420 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leuchtenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leuchtenberg surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Leuchtenberg earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.77% less than the national average, earning $32,462 USD per year.

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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
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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 Leuchtenberg
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