Leading Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Leading Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leading Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
England191:2,932,529101,561
India111:69,733,217610,955
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Leading (97) may also be a first name.

Leading Last Name Facts

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

Leading is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leading? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,955,159th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Leading reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Leading is also the 962,660th most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 97 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States Leading is most common in: Ohio, where 28 percent are found, California, where 18 percent are found and Arizona, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.

Leading Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leading has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leading last name expanded 390 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leading Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leading last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.

Leading earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leadings931/
Leadding930/
Lading92558/
Leding92427/
Leiding861,047/
Leeding86303/
Loeding86302/
Ledding86142/
Lauding86101/
Lieding86100/
Ladiong8685/
Letding8678/
Laiding8655/
Leyding8652/
Laading8622/
Laeding8615/
Layding8612/
Lediong8612/
Lejding866/
Laduing864/
Ladding863/
Lasding862/
Leoding861/
Leadeng861/
Ledging860/
Ledings860/
Ledin836,952/
Ladin832,947/
Ladng831/
Leadn831/
Ledng831/
Loedding8077/
Loehding8041/
Leijding8025/
Lahading8010/
Lahuding808/
Laudding805/
Leodding801/
Leddings800/
Leedings800/
Ladion772,152/
Ladina771,375/
Laudin771,052/
Leddin771,024/
Laidin77578/
Ledina77539/
Lyding77421/
Ledeng77264/
Leaden77246/
Hladin77188/
Lasdin77161/
Liding77143/
Ledien77140/
Laddin77109/
Ladeng7798/
Lyadin7766/
Loedin7740/
Hledin7734/
Leydin7733/
Ledgin7733/
Ledion7732/
Lledin7717/
Ladgin7716/
Ladien7715/
Liadin7712/
Luedin7711/
Laedin778/
Laydin777/
Ladind776/
Lejdin775/
Laduin774/
Leduin773/
Ledihn772/
Leudin772/
Liedin771/
Leidin771/
Lehdin771/
Laadin771/
Latdin771/
Leedin770/
Ladn7321/
Ledn735/
Laudien71938/
Lahudin71749/
Lauddin71449/
Ladaeng71388/
Ladyong71211/
Lijding7181/
Lyadina7173/
Laudina7172/
Louedin7163/
Letdeng7152/
Louding7135/
Loeddin7131/
Liaudin7129/
Laidina7129/
Leddihn7128/
Hladina7118/
Laddeng7116/
Ladinne7113/
Layudin7111/
Lyadgin718/
Ledienė718/
Laydina715/
Laitdin715/
Laedeng715/
Lajudin714/
Lahadin714/
Leedeng714/
Lajidin713/
Leadhen712/
Lowedin712/
Ladienė712/
Laydion712/
Lidings711/
Lassdingne711/
Leedion711/
Lidding711/
Lyaudin711/
Loyedin711/
Hladink711/
Ladionn711/
Ladoeng711/
Leydion711/
Lydings710/
Lausdin710/
Laden672,139/
Lidin671,024/
Ladim67698/
Leden67525/
Lahuddin67288/
Lydin67208/
Ledyn67205/
Ladyn6748/
Ladne6727/
Laehdeng6723/
Ladinova6714/
Ladén6712/
Ledim6712/
Lawedien6712/
Ledinova6710/
Laddn6710/
Ledinová677/
Leidn675/
Lajuddin675/
Ladinová674/
Liauddin673/
Ledín673/
Lidng672/
Laudn672/
Ledne672/
Ledün672/
Lyaudina671/
Loyeddin671/
Leydn671/
Lajoddin671/
Lednt671/
Laajudin671/
Lhadn671/
Laddaeng671/
Leiddion670/

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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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  • 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 Leading
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