Ledlum Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Ledlum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ledlum Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia921:47,9194,308
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
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Ledlum Demographics

Ledlum Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 4 (2014)

United States
Average

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Ledlum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ledlum is found most in Liberia. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ledlum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ledlum is the 1,434,893rd most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Ledlum live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 47,919. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 87 percent reside, Grand Bassa County, where 5 percent reside and Margibi County, where 1 percent reside. Barring Liberia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Ghana, where 6 percent reside.

Ledlum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ledlum surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Ledlum earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.7% less than the national average, earning $34,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loedlum922/
Ledleum921/
Laedlum921/
Leadlum921/
Ladlum831/
Ledlun831/
Leidlom771/
Ledlune771/
Lhedlund711/
Ledlon6730/
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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 Ledlum
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