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
The surname Leigher is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leigher? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,555,468th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Leigher are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 41 percent live, South Carolina, where 27 percent live and Maine, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Leigher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Leigher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 243 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leigher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Leigher last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political 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
- 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 Leigher
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