Lefthand Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Lefthand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefthand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080

Lefthand Last Name Facts

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

Lefthand is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefthand? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,628,521st most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. Lefthand is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Lefthand are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 3,775,614. In The United States Lefthand is most numerous in: Montana, where 34 percent reside, Arizona, where 17 percent reside and New Mexico, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States Lefthand is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent reside and Belarus, where 1 percent reside.

Lefthand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lefthand surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.

Lefthand earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.62% less than the national average, earning $23,463 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leftan861/
Loftand800/
Lefton71919/
Liftan7153/
Lewtan7120/
Leftam711/
Lewthon671/
Lebtain671/
Lesfton671/
Lewthong633/
Levftein631/
Leavtaine594/
Lewton571,309/
Lifton57872/
Levton575/
Liwtan571/
Lyfton570/
Lewtong535/
Liffton532/
Laybtan531/
Leivton531/
Lephton530/
Liwthong502/
Lisftein501/

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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 Lefthand
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