Carleigh Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Carleigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carleigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Carleigh (706) may also be a first name.

Carleigh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carleigh occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carleigh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Carleigh are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 310,909th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 706 people.

Carleigh is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Carleigh is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 33 percent reside, New York, where 33 percent reside and Utah, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karleigh8811/
Charligh880/
Carlig86325/
Carleg860/
Carlough75562/
Carlehøg751/
Carlaugh750/
Carlic7122/
Carlik7117/
Carlek7111/
Carlex713/
Cârlig713/
Karlig712/
Carlehoeg711/
Carlix711/
Carlick67281/
Carluec6730/
Carleke6728/
Charlik6713/
Carlisk672/
Qarlagh671/
Chaharlagh671/
Carluik671/
Carleyhake671/
Carletq671/
Cearlek670/
Carlesk670/

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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 Carleigh
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