Leeham Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Leeham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leeham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Leeham (14) may also be a first name.

Leeham Last Name Facts

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

Leeham is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leeham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leeham is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Leeham are found; 40 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Leeham is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Leeham is most numerous in: Virginia, where 40 percent reside, Colorado, where 20 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 20 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 27 percent reside and Japan, where 13 percent reside.

Leeham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leeham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leeham last name decreased 17 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leeham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Leeham earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.96% less than the national average, earning $16,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leeheam922/
Leehom835/
Lehaim831/
Lehaum831/
Laehiam774/
Lehaume772/
Leseame771/
Loehiam771/
Leaym7398/
Leuam736/
Lieam733/
Leatheam7123/
Lesejame711/
Lehoum6730/
Laeiam6714/
Leajim672/
Leuyam671/
Liehom671/
Leuaum671/
Lohaum671/
Leheim671/
Liseam670/

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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 Leeham
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