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 last name Leigthon is found most in Chile. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leigthon? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leigthon is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Leigthon reside; 87 percent reside in South America and 84 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. Leigthon is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 22 people.
The surname Leigthon is most widely held in Chile, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 463,591. In Chile it is most prevalent 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 this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found 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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