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Where Does The Last Name Leighe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Leighe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leighe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Leighe is the 3,274,477^th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Leighe are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160^th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 25 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 91 percent reside and Rivers, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Leighe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Leighe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leighe Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.