Leitner is used as a family name or surname in Austria. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Leitner
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Austria
Meaning: Quite common in Alsace-Moselle and Germany, it is a derivative of the Middle High German "lite" which designated the slope of a hill. The family name should either designate one who lives on such a slope, the one who comes from a place called Leiten (name of various cities in Austria and Bavaria).

How popular is Leitner?

Leitner is common in Austria.

Leitner is ranked 14385 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Leitners grew by 14.80103 per cent to 4010 since 2000 and ranked 8266 after elevating 401 spots. The last name was found in around 14 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.54 95.88
Hispanic or Latino 2.09 1.03
Others 1.42 0.94
Black 1.12 1.29
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.67 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.15 0
Leitner is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Austria which signifies that it is originated from Austria. Around 36680 people have been found who wears Leitner as their family name. Leitner is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
28,661 Serbia8
2,011 South Korea4
381,097 Ukraine4
10,686 Costa Rica3
6,270 Hong Kong3
89,020 Tanzania2
723,167 Indonesia2
4,744 Macedonia2
18,718 Thailand2
549 Seychelles2
29,046 Japan1
7,191 Afghanistan1
537 Liechtenstein1
7,847 Albania1
90,903 Moldova1
6,820 Angola1
5,872 Namibia1
165,773 Belarus1
47,891 Norway1
3,586 Honduras1
21,562 Portugal1
7,941 Guatemala1
38,830 Morocco1
56,169 Mexico1
11,486 Estonia1
40,340 Malaysia1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
15,705 Cameroon1
25,721 Egypt1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
42,238 Spain50
16,483 Chile45
14,386 New Zealand40
11,685 Singapore24
18,457 Scotland20
377,825 Russia17
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,010 Venezuela100
6,080 Denmark98
10,596 Colombia87
9,526 Croatia78
22,440 Belgium74
17,601 United Arab Emirates54
39,248 Netherlands53
Countries with hundreds of Leitner:
1,835 Hungary687
17,875 Italy582
2,250 Israel507
26,547 Brazil461
14,544 Argentina373
3,294 Switzerland351
2,516 Slovakia342
12,111 Canada318
18,340 England296
6,203 Czech Republic287
40,824 France245
24,102 Poland239
24,304 South Africa237
15,023 Australia178
15,064 Romania125
9,090 Sweden102
Countries with thousands of Leitner:
910 Germany7,901
7,905 United States4,752
Countries with ten thousands of Leitner:
14 Austria17,890
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Comments

M
Myrtice Zell
Leitner is an Alsatian family name, derived from the Middle High German lite, sloping hillside, designating one who lives in a house on a hill.

Leitner Namesakes

  • Ludwig Leitner, Olympic athlete
  • Birgit Leitner, Soccer player
  • Dovid Leitner, Author
  • Ferdinand Leitner, Conductor
  • Alan Leitner, Artist
  • Hermann Leitner, Film Editor
  • Ludwig Leitner, Olympic athlete
  • Alan Leitner, Artist
  • Moritz Leitner, Soccer player
  • Patric Leitner, Luger
  • In 2009 comedy movie, Boarisch pilgern, Peter Leitner portrayed N.

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