Leigher Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Leigher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Leigher Demographics
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Leigher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leigher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leigher occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leigher? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,555,468th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Leigher live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname Leigher is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 41 percent reside, South Carolina, where 27 percent reside and Maine, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Leigher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leigher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leigher last name rose 243 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leigher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Leigher surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.
Leigher earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.57% more than the national average, earning $61,948 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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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