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

The surname Leighe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name Leighe is the 3,274,477^th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is mostly found 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. Leighe is also the 2,136,160^th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 25 people.

Leighe is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Leighe is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 91 percent reside and Rivers, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Leighe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Leighe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leighe surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leighe Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Leighe last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.