Leidy Surname

201,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,070 people bear this surname

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

Leidy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leidy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8291:198,17319,521
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5291:94,9319,707

Leidy (126,613) may also be a first name.

Leidy Last Name Facts

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

Leidy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﺪﻱ) is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Leidy.

How Common Is The Last Name Leidy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 201,417th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,520,554 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Leidy live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. Leidy is also the 8,206th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 126,613 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,829 people, or 1 in 198,173. In The United States Leidy is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 34 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and New Jersey, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 5 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Leidy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leidy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leidy last name rose 346 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leidy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leidy last name are 23.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leidy earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 12.36% more than the national average, earning $25,507,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.37% more than the national average, earning $43,310 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.11% more than the national average, earning $59,179 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leidys914/
Lleidy913/
Leiddy911/
Leidey910/
Leiday910/
Leidoy910/
Ledy891,073/
Lidy89985/
Leddy805,728/
Leedy803,881/
Liddy803,755/
Leidi801,715/
Leday801,638/
Liday80627/
Leduy80569/
Leide80566/
Leady80523/
Ledey80433/
Leida80421/
Liady80349/
Liedy80239/
Luedy80230/
Ledys80153/
Lidey80130/
Leudy8071/
Lidiy8050/
Ledoy8048/
Leydy8041/
Laidy8024/
Loedy8023/
Laedy8022/
Lidoy8020/
Lejdy8018/
Lehdy8013/
Lediy809/
Loidy808/
Ledid804/
Lidys803/
Liody803/
Lidyo802/
Lesdy801/
Letdy801/
Lidyd801/
Ledyi801/
Ledhy800/
Leider732,389/
Lleida73435/
Lidgey73130/
Ledhuy7370/
Lidaya7363/
Loedey7349/
Luedey7339/
Ledoyt7333/
Hleida7322/
Laiday7317/
Loiday7316/
Leidet7314/
Ledaya738/
Leides737/
Liaudy737/
Leidai736/
Ledeid735/
Leeday735/
Lehady735/
Layidy734/
Laidey734/
Loeddy733/
Leyide733/
Liddey732/
Lehdey732/
Leidis732/
Lloidy732/
Leidez732/
Leidei732/
Luidhy732/
Leddey731/
Lisday731/
Liadiy731/
Leydid731/
Leudys731/
Laeday731/
Laidiy731/
Ledaiy731/
Ledays731/
Ledday731/
Hliday731/
Leidie731/
Loeday731/
Leiude731/
Loidys731/
Luiday731/
Leidje731/
Ladeid731/
Lesdey731/
Leudey731/
Leyida731/
Lidday731/
Lleide731/
Liyady731/
Lejide731/
Leiade731/
Lehdid731/
Leydys731/
Leaddy730/
Lowedy730/
Leedey730/
Ledaid730/
Leideh730/
Ledayt730/
Hlediy730/
Lieddy730/
Leidde730/
Leadey730/
Leidid730/
Leadhy730/
Leedys730/
Leuddy730/
Lady6710,495/
Lede678,295/
Ledi676,180/
Lida676,029/
Leda673,776/
Lidi672,123/
Lide671,483/
Loidhay67668/
Leidich67541/
Lydy67392/
Leijder6745/
Lády6745/
Lidé6739/
Leijdes6713/
Laidhay6710/
Ledé679/
Lédy672/
Luedhiy671/
Ledhaya671/
Leidais671/
Loueday671/
Luidhay671/
Hleidda671/
Leiidis671/
Lehedey671/
Lidă671/
Liauday671/
Lhidaya671/
Lidj671/
Ledj671/
Leiudie671/
Leedgay671/
Leidish670/
Leidijh670/
Leidech670/

Leidy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leidy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻴﺪﻱlydy80
ﺍﻟﻌﻴﺪﻱalydy20

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leidy
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