Leigan Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Leigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Leigan (12) may also be a first name.

Leigan Last Name Facts

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

Leigan is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Leigan reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 33 percent are found, Kansas, where 20 percent are found and Washington, where 18 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent are found and Taiwan, where 2 percent are found.

Leigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leigan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leigan surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leigan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leigan surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Leigan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.06% less than the national average, earning $36,651 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.91% less than the national average, earning $42,276 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leighan9231/
Leigang922/
Leiggan921/
Ligan916,700/
Legan912,922/
Leisgang86492/
Leighann8611/
Leighang865/
Leinngan860/
Leisgand860/
Legand83279/
Leagan83186/
Ligang83182/
Liggan83179/
Legane83168/
Liogan83122/
Leegan83110/
Legant8398/
Leigon8372/
Laigan8371/
Legang8328/
Legahn8325/
Leggan8324/
Ligane8321/
Llegan8315/
Leghan8311/
Ligaun839/
Loigan839/
Liganh837/
Legain836/
Leugan836/
Liagan834/
Lighan833/
Ligand832/
Legann832/
Liegan831/
Lligan831/
Luegan831/
Luigan831/
Leigam831/
Ligain831/
Lekgan831/
Leighanne806/
Ligaten77115/
Leugang7768/
Liangan7762/
Leegang7758/
Laingan7751/
Legasin7741/
Lojigan7736/
Lighean7736/
Lekgane7730/
Luigand7723/
Laighan7714/
Leegant7713/
Legandt7711/
Ligasen776/
Lujigan774/
Leighon774/
Legagne774/
Legatin774/
Ligahan772/
Leganne772/
Leugane772/
Leigham771/
Laigane771/
Leangan771/
Legaune771/
Leghane771/
Legaten771/
L'Isgan771/
Ligatne771/
Leungan771/
Liyogan771/
Lajigan771/
Leggang771/
Lighane770/
Lesgang770/
Ligon7310,878/
Lagan738,777/
Legon735,243/
Ligam731,020/
Legam7384/
Lygan7331/
Legón7315/
Legań732/
Leganova71100/
Laighang7134/
Leasgang7113/
Liyongan713/
Leighgon712/
Lawengan712/
Loisgang711/
Leisgamg711/
Legasing711/
Lehaghan711/
Lehengan711/
Liyagane711/
Louegang711/
Loyengan711/
Legateng711/
Lianggan711/
Lajingan711/
Lieghann710/
Lehangan710/
Langan6713,012/
Lagang672,420/
Legong671,612/
Lagane67656/
Laugan67580/
Laygan67472/
Liggon67403/
Laggan67276/
Lagant67271/
Lagain67251/
Lagand67239/
Ligong67166/
Liogon67112/
Laagan6791/
Legone6783/
Leggon6781/
Leagon6779/
Liagon6761/
Laghan6756/
Lougan6749/
Leegon6732/
Legohn6728/
Ligham6722/
Llagan6721/
Laigon6718/
Lagaan6715/
Ligone6714/
Ligaunová6710/
Lighon6710/
Legond679/
Ligont677/
Liggam675/
Ligoon675/
Leygon675/
Liegon674/
Liagam673/
Legham673/
Ligoun672/
Legoin671/
Ligond671/
Lhagan671/
Loigon671/
Lasgan671/
Legont671/
Legoon671/
Lagamn671/
Laegon671/
Leugam671/
Liangahan671/
Leggam671/
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 Leigan
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