Länder Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Länder Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Länder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany851:947,12366,306
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Lander (19,599) & Landér (8) are calculated separately.

Länder Last Name Facts

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

The last name Länder is most common in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant: Lander or Landér. Click here to see other potential spellings of Länder.

How Common Is The Last Name Länder? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,849,867th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name Länder occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Länder reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Länder is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 947,123. In Germany Länder is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live. Not including Germany Länder is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 12 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lander9419,599/
Landér898/
Lender832,369/
Londer83383/
Lönder8312/
Ålander771,099/
Landier77990/
Llander77838/
Laender77312/
Lyander7795/
Liander7782/
Ølander7731/
Hlender7727/
Hlander7722/
Landher7722/
Lannder776/
Liender776/
Leender775/
Landerr773/
Londier772/
Lenderh771/
Lonnder771/
Llonder771/
Lendier771/
Loender771/
Ålender771/
Landear771/
Landeur771/
Lhander771/
Luinder771/
Laander770/
Lasnder770/
Lehnder770/
Landeer770/
Landherr711,151/
Åhlander71891/
Landheer71684/
Liandier71181/
Hålander7113/
Øhlander7110/
Gliander714/
Lyandier714/
Landhier712/
Ållander712/
Lahander712/
Llyander711/
Landheir711/
Llandeer711/
Hållander67197/
Lendér67186/
Lenderová6729/
Londir6719/
Landerová6714/
Landerova676/
Lamder673/
Landir673/
Lenderova672/
Londér672/
Landjr672/
Lenděr671/
Lemder670/

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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 Länder
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