Leverentz Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Leverentz Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Leverenz, a variant of Laurentius (laurel, symbol of victory).

Leverentz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2571:1,410,34697,237
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
England161:3,482,379114,324
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Leverentz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Leverenz, a variant of Laurentius (laurel, symbol of victory).

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

Leverentz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leverentz is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leverentz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leverentz is the 820,032nd most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Leverentz reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 1,410,346. In The United States Leverentz is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 20 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 9 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Leverentz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leverentz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leverentz surname expanded 3,213 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leverentz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leverentz surname are 19.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66% registered to vote for the political party.

Leverentz earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $44,434 USD per year.

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