Leegan Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Leegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Leegan (10) may also be a first name.

Leegan Last Name Facts

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

Leegan occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Leegan.

How Common Is The Last Name Leegan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,746,159th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Leegan live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

Leegan is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 4,474,802. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 16 percent are found, Virginia, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 14 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 10 percent are found.

Leegan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leegan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 35 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Leegan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Leegan surname are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

Leegan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.33% less than the national average, earning $42,577 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leegang9258/
Leegant9213/
Legan912,922/
Lehengan861/
Legand83279/
Leagan83186/
Legane83168/
Legant8398/
Leigan8347/
Leegon8332/
Legang8328/
Legahn8325/
Leggan8324/
Llegan8315/
Leghan8311/
Legain836/
Leugan836/
Legann832/
Liegan831/
Luegan831/
Lekgan831/
Leugang7768/
Legasin7741/
Leighan7731/
Lekgane7730/
Legandt7711/
Legagne774/
Legatin774/
Leigang772/
Leganne772/
Leugane772/
Leangan771/
Legaune771/
Leghane771/
Leiggan771/
Legaten771/
Leungan771/
Leegong771/
Leggang771/
Lesgang770/
Logan73145,383/
Lagan738,777/
Ligan736,700/
Legon735,243/
Legam7384/
Lygan7331/
Legón7315/
Legań732/
Leisgang71492/
Leganova71100/
Leasgang7113/
Leighann7111/
Leighang715/
Lawengan712/
Legasing711/
Lehaghan711/
Louegang711/
Loyengan711/
Legateng711/
Leinngan710/
Lieghann710/
Lehangan710/
Leisgand710/
Legong671,612/
Laugan67580/
Laygan67472/
Laggan67276/
Lagain67251/
Ligang67182/
Liggan67179/
Liogan67122/
Loggan67118/
Laagan6791/
Leggon6781/
Leagon6779/
Loghan6778/
Leigon6772/
Laigan6771/
Laghan6756/
Lougan6749/
Legohn6728/
Llagan6721/
Ligane6721/
Llogan6720/
Logaan6717/
Lagaan6715/
Logann6711/
Legond679/
Ligaun679/
Loigan679/
Logain678/
Liganh677/
Leighanne676/
Leygon675/
Liagan674/
Liegon674/
Hlogan674/
Lhogan673/
Legham673/
Lighan673/
Ligand672/
Legoin671/
Lhagan671/
Loganh671/
Lligan671/
Luigan671/
Leigam671/
Legont671/
Legoon671/
Laegon671/
Ligain671/
Leugam671/
Leggam671/
Lohgan671/
Laganh671/
Leghon670/
Lyggan670/

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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 Leegan
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