Leigthon Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Leigthon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 38 | 1:463,591 | 12,075 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Leigthon (22) may also be a first name.
Leigthon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leigthon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leigthon is more commonly found in Chile than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leigthon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leigthon is the 2,909,720th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Leigthon live; 87 percent live in South America and 84 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Leigthon is also the 2,301,746th most widely held forename globally, borne by 22 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Chile, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 463,591. In Chile it is most common in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 61 percent are found, Valparaíso Region, where 21 percent are found and Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Chile Leigthon is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leigton | 93 | 46 | / |
| Legthon | 93 | 4 | / |
| Liegthon | 88 | 2 | / |
| Legton | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ligton | 86 | 2 | / |
| Leigthand | 82 | 0 | / |
| Leicton | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leygton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laigton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lagthon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leegton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liegton | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lagthong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lecton | 71 | 76 | / |
| Lekton | 71 | 8 | / |
| Legtan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ligtan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lagton | 71 | 4 | / |
| Leakthong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Licton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lectong | 67 | 133 | / |
| Lickton | 67 | 18 | / |
| Laugton | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lagthan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ligtaan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lakthon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lagtone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lougton | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Leigthon
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