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 last name Greenleigh has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Greenleigh.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenleigh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name 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.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Greenleigh is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 50 percent reside, California, where 23 percent reside and Utah, where 14 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside.

Greenleigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greenleigh has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Greenleigh surname declined 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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