Leunig Surname

447,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leunig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leunig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5131:156,93118,732
Australia1141:236,80422,158
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Leunig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leunig is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Leunig.

How Common Is The Last Name Leunig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 447,229th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 9,563,709 people. Leunig occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Leunig live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 513 people, or 1 in 156,931. In Germany Leunig is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 72 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside and Hamburg, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Germany Leunig occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Leunig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leunig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leunig last name rose 1,720 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leunig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leunig surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

Leunig earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.7% more than the national average, earning $51,648 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenig91663/
Lunig9124/
Lienig83515/
Lehnig83338/
Leinig8380/
Leenig8364/
Lenigk8336/
Lusnig8335/
Luenig8314/
Leßnig8311/
Lutnig8311/
Legnig834/
Loenig833/
Lesnig832/
Lenigh831/
Lounig831/
Lunnig830/
Lenigs830/
Leanig830/
Lehnigk77754/
Loehnig7766/
Loennig7749/
Lessnig7744/
Liaunig7736/
Lesnigg7712/
Luttnig7710/
Leßnigg776/
Lusnigh771/
Lehnigh771/
Lesnigh771/
Leannig770/
Lowenig770/
Lenik731,766/
Lanig73631/
Lunik73241/
Lunic73202/
Lenix73154/
Lenic7367/
Lünig7324/
Lunix739/
Linig735/
Leniq733/
Luniq731/
Leneg731/
Lonig730/
Lessnigg7131/
Liaunigg7110/
Lunigova711/
Leyouneg711/
Lumnigue711/
Leunicks710/
Laniog671,658/
Leniec67448/
Lenick67280/
Letnik67237/
Liunic67231/
Lutnik67164/
Lannig67153/
Loinig67129/
Lignig67115/
Leniek6789/
Langig6770/
Lasnig6752/
Löhnig6752/
Lehnik6746/
Leynik6745/
Lenuik6741/
Lunick6739/
Lusnic6719/
Lunnik6717/
Lunaik6713/
Launik6712/
Lenyog6712/
Leśnik6711/
Lanaig6710/
Lenaic679/
Leinik679/
Lounic679/
Lyunik678/
Lungek678/
Linhig678/
Lungic678/
Lihnig677/
Lejnik675/
Lunaic674/
Lenike673/
Loniog673/
Lunnic672/
Lugnik672/
Loumnigue672/
Lengik672/
Lanieg672/
Llanig672/
Lingig671/
Lahnig671/
Lenoix671/
Lunegh671/
Lojnig671/
Lonnig671/
Liniog671/
Lehnic671/
Lounik671/
Loonig670/
Lenuix670/
Leanix670/

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Leunig Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Leunig
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