Leathem Surname
Approximately 1,873 people bear this surname
Leathem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 515 | 1:703,804 | 55,627 |
| Northern Ireland | 382 | 1:4,830 | 921 |
| England | 278 | 1:200,425 | 17,512 |
| Canada | 166 | 1:221,961 | 21,363 |
| Australia | 164 | 1:164,608 | 17,026 |
| New Zealand | 157 | 1:28,843 | 5,032 |
| South Africa | 57 | 1:950,486 | 60,033 |
| Scotland | 46 | 1:116,387 | 7,543 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Ireland | 35 | 1:134,541 | 6,387 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 308 | 1:14,383 | 1,851 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
Leathem Demographics
Leathem Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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.
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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
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