Leigland Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Leigland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leigland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Norway291:177,32021,035
Italy21:30,578,344160,757

Leigland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leigland is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leigland? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,806,862nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. Leigland occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Leigland live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 4,965,191. In The United States Leigland is primarily found in: Montana, where 33 percent live, New Jersey, where 11 percent live and Connecticut, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States Leigland is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 28 percent live and Italy, where 2 percent live.

Leigland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leigland surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Leigland earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 1.04% more than the national average, earning 349,682 kr per year and in United States they earn 41.7% more than the national average, earning $61,142 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leighland9431/
Legland93158/
Leiglan931/
Leglan861/
Leiglon8056/
Lagland8010/
Leglend804/
Leglant801/
Légland801/
Leglang801/
Langland751,311/
Laagland75516/
Leglatin7516/
Lianglan757/
Laugland752/
Leunglan751/
Laughland71666/
Loughland71120/
Leguillan715/
Liguellan715/
Liguillan711/
Langhland710/
Leghlam67433/
Langlan6722/
Laglane6710/
Laglang671/
Leaglon671/
Lauglan671/
Langelland671/
Louglan670/

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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
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  • 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 Leigland
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