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

The last name Leihy is found most in The United States. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leihy? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,649,806^th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. The last name is mostly 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.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 3,661,201. In The United States Leihy is mostly found in: Kansas, where 28 percent are found, New Jersey, where 14 percent are found and Missouri, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent are found and Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

Leihy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Leihy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Leihy last name are 31.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.13% registered to vote for the political 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.