Leayton Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Leayton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leayton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Leayton Last Name Facts

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

Leayton is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leayton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Leayton are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Leayton is primarily concentrated in: Northamptonshire, where 100 percent live.

Leayton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leayton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Leayton surname fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laeton773/
Lieton772/
Liyton771/
Louaython751/
Lahiton71130/
Lietone7130/
Laetong716/
Louaythong716/
Liyhton710/
Lahitton6710/
Laethong673/
Lieithon671/
Lahitong671/
Leuiston670/
Lauiston670/
Leitão6213,479/
Liytan6250/
Lietan6214/
Laetan623/
Lahitan5722/
Louiton575/
Louiston538/
Laetthan535/
Lauaitan534/
Liaoitan531/
Liggiton531/
Liechtung5041/
Laedtahan501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Leayton
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