Leivesley Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Leivesley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leivesley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:687,87739,238
Australia411:658,43245,385
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Scotland61:892,30328,047
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575

Leivesley Last Name Facts

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

Leivesley is found most in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leivesley? popularity and diffusion

Leivesley is the 1,497,948th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Leivesley live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

Leivesley is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 687,877. In England Leivesley is most numerous in: Merseyside, where 36 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account England it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 29 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Leivesley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leivesley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Leivesley last name grew 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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
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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 Leivesley
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