Ledgway Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ledgway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ledgway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Ledgway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ledgway is found most in England. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ledgway? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ledgway is the 4,532,898th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Ledgway live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 47 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 24 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 18 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Ledgway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ledgway has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ledgway last name increased 106 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ledga8314/
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Ledgoyi717/
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Ledwack711/
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Leddiga711/
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Ledig672,263/
Ledak67188/
Ladga6764/
Ledag6725/
Ledac6722/
Lodhagay6710/
Ledyk679/
Lede-Gah678/
Ledog677/
Ldaga676/
Lodga675/
Loedewyk674/
Lidga674/
Ledka672/
Ledug672/
Ladhagay671/
Ldiga671/
Ldgha671/
Ledwicka671/
Lutegaya671/
Ledgo671/
Leodegae671/
Ledewyck671/
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Ludga671/
Ledky670/
Ledwigga670/
Leedg670/
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Lodgwe622/
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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 Ledgway
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