Leehan Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

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

Leehan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leehan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Leehan (20) may also be a first name.

Leehan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leehan is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Leehan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leehan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,020,242nd most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. Leehan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Leehan reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 20 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 1,479,424. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 12 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Leehan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leehan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leehan surname grew 402 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leehan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Leehan last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Leehan last name are 25.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.13% registered with the party.

Leehan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.37% less than the national average, earning $42,558 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehehan920/
Leeheang862/
Lessehan860/
Lehain83174/
Lesean8315/
Leuhan833/
Lecean832/
Lehean830/
Leehon830/
Leteane771,832/
Leseane77375/
Lehayan77121/
Leeyian7730/
Leiyean776/
Leeheam772/
Leeyoan771/
Leseyan771/
Leasean771/
Leeiean771/
Leesean771/
Lehihan770/
Leuahan770/
Leuihan770/
Luiehan770/
Leceane770/
Leoen7340/
Lyean7319/
Liean7314/
Leuan734/
Ljean733/
Leaun732/
Leseyane71526/
Leteyane7124/
Leteeane7114/
Lehajane719/
Letheane716/
Leeheung715/
Lesieane715/
Lisehamn713/
Lechejan712/
Leseyang711/
Leeteang711/
Lesheane711/
Liehjane711/
Leathean710/
Luieahan710/
Lohain67823/
Lehoun67178/
Litean67132/
Lescheian6789/
Laeyan6767/
Lehyen6753/
Lieyan6740/
Lehuen6738/
Leeyen6735/
Leayen6723/
Leowen6714/
Licean676/
Leuhon676/
Leayan674/
Leuyen674/
Leujan673/
Lisean673/
Leseejane671/
Lisehyane671/
Leuaun671/
Lohaun671/
Lieane671/
Lethuyanh671/
Lehaum671/
Ljejan671/
Lijean671/
L'Jean671/
Lehein671/
Leueon670/

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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 Leehan
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