Leihy Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Leihy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leihy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Leihy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leihy is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leihy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,649,806th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name Leihy is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Leihy are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Leihy is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 3,661,201. In The United States Leihy is primarily found in: Kansas, where 28 percent live, New Jersey, where 14 percent live and Missouri, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent live and Ireland, where 1 percent live.

Leihy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leihy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 268 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Leihy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Leihy surname are 31.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.13% being registered with the party.

Leihy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $46,181 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leih89321/
Leiy894/
Leich801,006/
Leiyo80338/
Leihe8094/
Leihs8085/
Leish8081/
Leijh8050/
Lehyt8020/
Lehiy8016/
Lihya8016/
Leihu8010/
Leiah807/
Leiha806/
Leiyh804/
Lehya803/
Leiho803/
Leeiy802/
Leiuh802/
Leiph801/
Leuiy801/
Leidh801/
Leieh801/
Leihi801/
Loihy801/
Leiht801/
Lehye801/
Leyih801/
Liuhy801/
Hleih801/
Liahy800/
Liehy800/
Laihy800/
Lei753,739,001/
Ley7527,224/
Leitch7315,697/
Leicht7310,110/
Leiths7353/
Lehydz7340/
Leihed7319/
Lehyee7318/
Lehyah737/
Leihøj733/
Leisht732/
Lehyeh732/
Lleihi731/
Lejith731/
Leichh731/
Leihee731/
Leitth731/
Hleijh731/
Lehaya731/
Lehych731/
Lehgih730/
Leiach730/
Leitsh730/
Leye6733,173/
Leya6722,791/
Liya6718,862/
Leis6714,460/
Leys679,129/
Leah677,680/
Leha673,646/
Leyh672,326/
Lohy671,504/
Leid671,469/
Leiß671,367/
Leitsch671,075/
Lioy67978/
Leyo67752/
Liyo67734/
Leit67649/
Leji67550/
Lahy67422/
Lyeh67340/
Leip67334/
Leiz67289/
Leyi67284/
Leuh67243/
Hlei67205/
Liey67204/
Leij67204/
Liyi67193/
Leie67183/
Luih67124/
Loiy67122/
Leyu67116/
Leyt67115/
Leia67115/
Leey6797/
Laih6794/
Leui6792/
Liay6782/
Leiu6760/
Leio6744/
Leuy6731/
Laiy6722/
Leii6721/
Leyd6716/
Léhy6715/
Leiš6714/
Leyz6712/
Lhay676/
Luhy676/
Leić676/
Liuy675/
Loihaya674/
Lley674/
Lhey673/
Lhoy673/
Luiy672/
L'Ey672/
Lhei672/
Lejy672/
Llei672/
Leithch671/
Leejith671/
Lehyatt671/
Hley671/
Leiś671/
Lehiash671/
Lgey671/
Lejh671/

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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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  • 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 Leihy
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