Ledgeway Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ledgeway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ledgeway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:525,64232,946
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Ledgeway Last Name Facts

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

Ledgeway has its highest incidence in England. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ledgeway click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ledgeway? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,765,740th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Ledgeway live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 525,642. In England it is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 48 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 17 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside. Other than England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Wales, where 1 percent reside.

Ledgeway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ledgeway has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ledgeway surname expanded 663 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leadgeway944/
Lodgeway880/
Ledewa86319/
Legewa8626/
Ledgewi800/
Lejewa7151/
Lesewa7141/
Legiwa7141/
Lezewa7121/
Legeby7110/
Ledeva717/
Ledeby715/
Ledeba713/
Legewe712/
Legeba711/
Lidewy711/
Ledjebaye711/
Lejdeby6723/
Ledeeva6711/
Leedeva674/
Leggewe672/
Ledewer671/
Leudiwa671/
Leseewa671/
Lhediwa671/
Ledieva671/
Lejewad671/
Lesewad671/
Ledyeva671/

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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 Ledgeway
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