Handleigh Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Handleigh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Handleigh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:1,114,36153,243
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Handleigh Last Name Facts

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

Handleigh is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Handleigh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Handleigh? popularity and diffusion

Handleigh is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Handleigh is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Handleigh reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

Handleigh is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,114,361. In England Handleigh is most frequent in: Greater London, where 62 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 16 percent live and Northumberland, where 8 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Handleigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Handleigh has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Handleigh surname increased 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Handleigh
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