Leighe Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Leighe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Leighe (25) may also be a first name.
Leighe Demographics
Leighe Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Leighe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leighe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leighe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leighe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leighe is the 3,274,477th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Leighe live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 25 people.
Leighe is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Leighe is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 91 percent reside and Rivers, where 9 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Leighe occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Leighe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Leighe has changed over time. 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 surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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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 Leighe
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