Greenleigh Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Greenleigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greenleigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Greenleigh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Greenleigh is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenleigh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Greenleigh is the 4,116,508th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Greenleigh live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Greenleigh is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 50 percent are found, California, where 23 percent are found and Utah, where 14 percent are found. Outside of The United States Greenleigh is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found.

Greenleigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Greenleigh has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Greenleigh last name fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Greenleigh Last Name Statistics demography

Greenleigh earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.92% more than the national average, earning $53,472 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greenleg890/
Greenlagh841/
Greenlaugh805/
Greenhlagh801/
Greenlough800/
Greenlec781/
Greenlick7446/
Greenlake749/
Grenlough740/
Grenlic710/
Gruenlek670/
Grenlick670/
Gremlik5999/
Gremlic592/
Grinlake560/
Grønlykke5324/

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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 Greenleigh
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