Leighan Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Leighan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
Leighan (235) may also be a first name.
Leighan Demographics
Leighan Political Affiliation
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Leighan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leighan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leighan has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leighan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Leighan live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. Leighan is also the 584,346th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 235 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 12,081,964. In The United States Leighan is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 53 percent are found, Washington, where 27 percent are found and Wyoming, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Vanuatu, where 3 percent are found.
Leighan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Leighan last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the 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.
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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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