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

Leight is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 277,488^th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,220,305 people. The surname Leight is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Leight reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,125,792^nd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 74 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,225 people, or 1 in 295,885. In The United States Leight is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent reside, Maryland, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States Leight occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Leight Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Leight has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 492 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 279 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leight Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Leight surname are 8.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.32% registered with the political party.

The amount Leight earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,752 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.37% more than the national average, earning $52,850 CAD per year.