Leitrim Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Leitrim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leitrim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348

Leitrim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leitrim is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leitrim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leitrim is the 4,427,875th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Leitrim reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States Leitrim is most common in: New Jersey, where 71 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 29 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 10 percent are found and Kenya, where 10 percent are found.

Leitrim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leitrim has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Leitrim last name decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leitrim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leitrim surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Leitrim earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.07% more than the national average, earning $56,986 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Letrim920/
Leutrim864/
Leitrin863/
Lerim8327/
Lirim8310/
Leirheim8020/
Leitring808/
Leiterin806/
Leutrime801/
Leichtrheim780/
Litrem77116/
Lereim7787/
Lerime7775/
Litrin7714/
Liarim771/
Lytrim771/
Leraim771/
Leirin771/
Letrin771/
Lerheim7185/
Lerisme7178/
Lestrem7117/
Lestrin7114/
Lettrem718/
Letrien713/
Leirind712/
Lejirin711/
Letring711/
Letrina711/
Litrina711/
Lathrim710/
Lerin674,702/
Lirin67183/
Leisring67140/
Larim6762/
Leithren6712/
Listring678/
Lerem674/
Lestring673/
Letrn672/
Lherisme671/
Listrind670/

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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 Leitrim
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis