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

Leight is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 277,488^th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,220,305 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Leight live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. Leight is also the 1,125,792^nd most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 74 people.

The last name Leight is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,225 people, or 1 in 295,885. In The United States Leight is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent live, Maryland, where 12 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Leight Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Leight has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leight last name rose 492 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 279 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leight Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Leight last name are 8.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.32% registered with the 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.