Leithrow Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Leithrow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leithrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Leithrow Last Name Facts

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

Leithrow is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leithrow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Leithrow are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is most frequent in: Durham, where 80 percent live, Somerset, where 10 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 10 percent live.

Leithrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leithrow has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lethrow930/
Leathrow882/
Leatherow8251/
Leatrow800/
Lathrow800/
Leatherrow781/
Lerow77111/
Lirow7779/
Lierow71198/
Litrov7169/
Letrov7110/
Lehrov713/
Lerowz711/
Lirowa711/
Lerouw711/
Leerow710/
Lerrow710/
Latrow710/
Litroff6744/
Listrov6742/
Lestrov6720/
Litrova6714/
Letrova679/
Lehrova676/
Lathrof672/
Leharov671/
Lastrow671/
Lathrob671/

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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 Leithrow
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