Lindemann Surname

15,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lindemann Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at, or near, the linden tree; dweller at or near, the open court or assembly place.

Lindemann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany25,9571:3,101322
United States6,4341:56,3356,712
Brazil1,3381:159,9966,169
Denmark3871:14,5861,434
South Africa2971:182,41719,977
Australia2921:92,45110,569
France2611:254,49339,305
Canada2401:153,52315,602
Switzerland2231:36,8295,338
England1251:445,74429,621
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Argentina1091:392,14130,168
Chile1021:172,7115,686
Bolivia1011:105,1134,073
Netherlands1001:168,87224,561
Estonia921:14,3672,255
Sweden861:114,4978,198
Israel791:108,32412,251
Austria731:116,65016,371
Norway731:70,4429,915
Poland671:567,29552,993
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Spain511:916,70735,562
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
China71:195,331,65210,124
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4501:111,59711,091

The alternate forms: Líndemann (1) are calculated separately.

Lindemann (26) may also be a first name.

Lindemann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at, or near, the linden tree; dweller at or near, the open court or assembly place.

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

Lindemann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lindemann is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Líndemann. Click here for other possible spellings of Lindemann.

How Common Is The Last Name Lindemann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,111th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 197,693 people. The last name Lindemann is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Lindemann reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 26 people.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 25,957 people, or 1 in 3,101. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Germany it occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Lindemann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lindemann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lindemann last name grew 1,430 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,563 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lindemann Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Lutheran (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lindemann last name are 19.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.74% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lindemann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.53% more than the national average, earning 430,965 kr per year; in Peru they earn 10.86% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,280 per year; in South Africa they earn 117.5% more than the national average, earning R 516,864 per year; in United States they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $46,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.56% less than the national average, earning $48,908 CAD per year.

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