Lanighan Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Lanighan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Lanighan Demographics
Lanighan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Lanighan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lanighan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lanighan is most common in The United States. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanighan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lanighan is the 2,394,033rd most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Lanighan reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Lanighan is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States Lanighan is primarily found in: New York, where 97 percent are found and Iowa, where 3 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 45 percent are found.
Lanighan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lanighan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lanighan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Lanighan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.52% less than the national average, earning $40,769 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lannighan | 94 | 7 | / |
| Lanigan | 93 | 7,669 | / |
| Lannigan | 88 | 1,119 | / |
| Lenighan | 88 | 35 | / |
| Lanigham | 88 | 4 | / |
| Llanigan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lainigan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Launigan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Laneghan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Langeghan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Leneighan | 82 | 0 | / |
| Lanugan | 80 | 980 | / |
| Lenigan | 80 | 155 | / |
| Lanegan | 80 | 134 | / |
| Lonigan | 80 | 117 | / |
| Lanigam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lanygan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lanigon | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leneghan | 75 | 578 | / |
| Lasnigon | 75 | 8 | / |
| Lonigang | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lonnigan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Launegan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lenighon | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lannigam | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lannegan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lannigon | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lanigone | 75 | 0 | / |
| Leinigan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lamnegan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Leneaghan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lanugon | 67 | 498 | / |
| Llañgan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lauñgan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lasnegon | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lonnigon | 63 | 0 | / |
| Lenygon | 53 | 16 | / |
| Lonegon | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Lanighan
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