Lenigan Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Honduras

Lenigan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lenigan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Lenigan Last Name Facts

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

Lenigan (Russian: Лэниган) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lenigan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lenigan is the 1,403,590th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The last name Lenigan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Lenigan live; 63 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 2,482,595. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 15 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Honduras, where 4 percent reside and Chile, where 1 percent reside.

Lenigan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lenigan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,043 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lenigan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lenigan last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lenigan last name are 0.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lenigan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $47,890 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenighan9335/
Lengigan931/
Leinigan930/
Leneighan880/
Lanigan867,669/
Lenegan86225/
Lonigan86117/
Linigan860/
Lannigan801,119/
Leneghan80578/
Lanighan8064/
Linighan8059/
Lignigan802/
Lonnigan801/
Llanigan801/
Lenighon800/
Lainigan800/
Lannighan757/
Leneaghan750/
Lanugan71980/
Lanegan71134/
Lonegan71124/
Lenygon7116/
Linugan7110/
Linigon711/
Linegan711/
Lanygan710/
Lonugan710/
Lanigon710/
Linegang6718/
Lenegham671/
Linhugan671/
Lonnegan671/
Linigham670/
Lonnigon670/
Lannigon670/
Lannegan670/
Linugon5723/
Linegham530/

Lenigan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lenigan in the Russian language
Лэниганlenigan-

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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 Lenigan
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