Leighan Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Leighan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leighan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Leighan (235) may also be a first name.

Leighan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leighan is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leighan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Leighan is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Leighan are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 584,346th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 235 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States Leighan is primarily found in: Virginia, where 53 percent live, Washington, where 27 percent live and Wyoming, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Vanuatu, where 3 percent live.

Leighan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leighan last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Leighan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leighann9311/
Leighang935/
Leigan9247/
Leghan9211/
Lighan923/
Leighanne886/
Leingchan881/
Lighean8636/
Laighan8614/
Leighon864/
Leigang862/
Ligahan862/
Leigham861/
Leghane861/
Leiggan861/
Lighane860/
Ligan836,700/
Legan832,922/
Leisgang80492/
Laighang8034/
Leighgon802/
Lehaghan801/
Lianghan801/
Leinngan800/
Lieghann800/
Leisgand800/
Legand77279/
Leagan77186/
Ligang77182/
Liggan77179/
Legane77168/
Liogan77122/
Leegan77110/
Legant7798/
Leigon7772/
Laigan7771/
Laghan7756/
Legohn7728/
Legang7728/
Legahn7725/
Leggan7724/
Ligham7722/
Ligane7721/
Llegan7715/
Lighon7710/
Ligaun779/
Loigan779/
Liganh777/
Leugan776/
Liagan774/
Legham773/
Ligand772/
Legann772/
Liegan771/
Lligan771/
Luegan771/
Luigan771/
Leigam771/
Ligain771/
Lekgan771/
Leghon770/
Laingchan754/
Leangchan752/
Liannghan751/
Liangahan751/
Laghane71907/
Lagahan71310/
Loughan71254/
Langhan71195/
Ligaten71115/
Legchanova7191/
Leugang7168/
Leegang7158/
Laingan7151/
Lojigan7136/
Lekgane7130/
Lighaam7128/
Luigand7123/
Leegant7113/
Legandt7111/
Laughan716/
Laghamn716/
Ligasen716/
Lujigan714/
Legagne714/
Leganne712/
Leugane712/
Loighon711/
Lesgham711/
Laigane711/
Legaune711/
Leghein711/
Legaten711/
Laghang711/
L'Isgan711/
Ligatne711/
Leungan711/
Liyogan711/
Lajigan711/
Leggang711/
Luigham710/
Lesgang710/
Leighom710/
Ligon6710,878/
Lagan678,777/
Legon675,243/
Ligam671,020/
Leganova67100/
Legam6784/
Langhain6778/
Langhann6741/
Lygan6731/
Loughane6721/
Ligchaam6718/
Legón6715/
Leasgang6713/
Liyongan673/
Laghanne672/
Legań672/
Lawengan672/
Laughain671/
Legoshyn671/
Loisgang671/
Lagahane671/
Laghaane671/
Langahan671/
Leisgamg671/
Lehengan671/
Liyagane671/
Louegang671/
Loyengan671/
Lashghan671/
Laagahan671/
Leugheun671/
Legateng671/
Lounghan671/
Lajingan671/
Loughean670/
Lannghan670/
Lehangan670/
Leagehon670/
Laughean670/
Launghan670/

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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 Leighan
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