Leverrier Surname

295,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Leverrier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leverrier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,1861:56,0067,436
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Leverrier (25) may also be a first name.

Leverrier Last Name Facts

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

Leverrier occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leverrier? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 295,590th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,649,260 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Leverrier live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Leverrier is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 25 people.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 1,186 people, or 1 in 56,006. In France Leverrier is most numerous in: Normandy, where 45 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 24 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account France it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Leverrier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leverrier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leverrier surname expanded 4,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leverrier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leverrier last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leverrier earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 100.93% more than the national average, earning $86,701 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.1% less than the national average, earning $40,196 CAD 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leverrier
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