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 most common in Chile. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leigthon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,909,720th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Leigthon occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Leigthon are found; 87 percent are found in South America and 84 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 22 people.
This surname is most frequent in Chile, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 463,591. In Chile it is most prevalent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 61 percent reside, Valparaíso Region, where 21 percent reside and Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic, where 8 percent reside. Other than Chile it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
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
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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 Leigthon
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