Laigh Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Laigh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 147 | 1:522,330 | 30,518 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Laigh (11) may also be a first name.
Laigh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laigh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laigh occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laigh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,428,594th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name Laigh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Laigh live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Laigh is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 11 people.
The last name Laigh is most numerous in Iran, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 522,330. In Iran Laigh is most common in: Tehran Province, where 40 percent are found, Gilan Province, where 31 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Iran Laigh exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Taiwan, where 1 percent are found.
Laigh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Laigh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Laigh last name fell 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laigth | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lagh | 89 | 807 | / |
| Laig | 89 | 769 | / |
| Ligh | 89 | 226 | / |
| Laheigh | 83 | 0 | / |
| Layhigh | 83 | 0 | / |
| Leigh | 80 | 49,501 | / |
| Laugh | 80 | 348 | / |
| Lyagh | 80 | 56 | / |
| Liegh | 80 | 45 | / |
| Lhagh | 80 | 32 | / |
| Laikh | 80 | 29 | / |
| Liagh | 80 | 15 | / |
| Leagh | 80 | 13 | / |
| Lajig | 80 | 8 | / |
| Laiqh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lacgh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laagh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Loigh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laiug | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lag | 75 | 1,760 | / |
| Lig | 75 | 101 | / |
| Laigue | 73 | 421 | / |
| Layegh | 73 | 95 | / |
| Laihok | 73 | 38 | / |
| Layikh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Laihag | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hlaikh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Laihog | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lahagh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Laikhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lausgh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leahgh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leacgh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laugth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Laiq | 67 | 8,039 | / |
| Laik | 67 | 7,545 | / |
| Luig | 67 | 2,535 | / |
| Laag | 67 | 1,884 | / |
| Lakh | 67 | 1,826 | / |
| Laug | 67 | 1,245 | / |
| Likh | 67 | 319 | / |
| Legh | 67 | 305 | / |
| Ligt | 67 | 251 | / |
| Lagg | 67 | 178 | / |
| Lahk | 67 | 152 | / |
| Laic | 67 | 132 | / |
| Laugsch | 67 | 111 | / |
| Liag | 67 | 80 | / |
| Lieg | 67 | 72 | / |
| Leig | 67 | 40 | / |
| Llag | 67 | 27 | / |
| Laix | 67 | 16 | / |
| Liog | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lyag | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lahg | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ligg | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lahq | 67 | 7 | / |
| Layg | 67 | 6 | / |
| Loig | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leag | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lyaikht | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ligz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lihq | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lihg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lahc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ligc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hlag | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lihk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lagk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lagt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lixh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lags | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lihyagh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lygh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laqh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liqg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layhugh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Layough | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hlig | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lhig | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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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 Laigh
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