Leathem Surname

218,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Leathem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leathem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5151:703,80455,627
Northern Ireland3821:4,830921
England2781:200,42517,512
Canada1661:221,96121,363
Australia1641:164,60817,026
New Zealand1571:28,8435,032
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Guernsey371:1,742400
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3081:14,3831,851
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Leathem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leathem occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leathem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 218,646th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,890,841 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Leathem live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 515 people, or 1 in 703,804. In The United States Leathem is primarily found in: California, where 14 percent reside, Ohio, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 20 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Leathem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leathem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leathem surname rose 746 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,030 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 920 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Leathem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Leathem surname is primarily Anglican (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Leathem surname are 14.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.8% being registered with the political party.

The amount Leathem earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.4% more than the national average, earning R 390,684 per year; in United States they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning $45,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.74% more than the national average, earning $51,541 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leatheam9323/
Lathem921,327/
Lethem92262/
Leathm921/
Laethem86485/
Leathen86141/
Leithem8647/
Laithem8613/
Lehatem866/
Leethem865/
Laythem863/
Latheam862/
Lathaem861/
Lethiem861/
Loethem861/
Leathim860/
Letem83148/
Latem8365/
Leitheim8098/
Lathemne801/
Lehateme801/
Leadthen801/
Leathene800/
Leathean800/
Lathen77431/
Leytem77342/
Lethen77317/
Laitem77277/
Lathim77236/
Leitem7794/
Lautem7767/
Leutem7738/
Letiem774/
Lateem772/
Leteme772/
Lattem771/
Lithem771/
Lastem771/
Lateme771/
Letehm771/
Lethim771/
Lethme771/
Laytem770/
Leyatheen751/
Lethien71470/
Loethen71463/
Liethen71228/
Leuthen71145/
Lathene7136/
Lauthen7130/
Laithim7122/
Lhathen7116/
Luethen7114/
Leittem719/
Loyatem714/
Lethene713/
Leithen712/
Laythen712/
Leithim711/
Lahatem711/
Leethim711/
Lehstem711/
Latheng711/
Litthem711/
Lathean711/
Latthen711/
Liathen710/
Lathine710/
Lathenn710/
Leathin710/
Laethen710/
Lathein710/
Laustem710/
Lethein710/
Latim67886/
Letim67320/
Lasthein6745/
Lesteyme6738/
Latme6725/
Hlathein679/
Lahthein678/
Lesteime677/
Letheane676/
Litem676/
Leethien675/
Lhatheng674/
Letme674/
Lattm673/
Lechthen671/
D'Lathim671/
Leithein671/
Lithm671/
Laytheng671/
Laitheng671/
Lythm671/
Latmt671/
Leathing670/

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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 Leathem
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