Leighty Surname

162,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,680 people bear this surname

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

Leighty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leighty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6621:136,16014,255
Israel111:777,96750,646
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5101:98,46810,009

Leighty Last Name Facts

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

Leighty is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leighty? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 162,308th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,719,234 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Leighty are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2,662 people, or 1 in 136,160. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Leighty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leighty has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 522 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leighty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leighty are 13.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.96% being registered to vote for the party.

Leighty earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.92% less than the national average, earning $41,027 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leightey9330/
Leightty939/
Lighty921,435/
Leghty920/
Leaghty8635/
Lieghty863/
Lightys861/
Lighthy861/
Leughty861/
Leighte860/
Laighty860/
Liaghty860/
Leighti860/
Lightey860/
Leighter80113/
Lighte7721/
Lighti772/
Laghty770/
Lighter71509/
Lightie714/
Loughty713/
Leughte711/
Leightheas710/
Lightes710/
Lightte710/
Leghter710/
Lighther675/
Lighthiz672/
Lighteap671/
Lighthead636/
Laghti628/
Laigete576/
Laghter571/
Laughte570/
Laughter532,129/
Leegette5311/
Loughter531/
Laughtep531/
Leygette531/
Laughtes530/
Legeetter502/
Llaughter500/

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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 Leighty
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis