Leightner Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Leightner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leightner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Leightner Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leightner Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Leightner occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leightner? popularity and diffusion

Leightner is the 1,017,412th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Leightner live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 1,461,528. In The United States Leightner is primarily found in: Michigan, where 19 percent are found, Ohio, where 13 percent are found and Missouri, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in China, where 0 percent are found.

Leightner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leightner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leightner surname expanded 292 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leightner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leightner last name are 28.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.71% registered with the political party.

Leightner earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.52% more than the national average, earning $49,415 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leightnert951/
Lightner947,506/
Laightner891/
Lyghtner821/
Lightneh821/
Lightney820/
Lightnre820/
Lightness7820/
Llyghtner781/
Laughtner780/

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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 Leightner
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