Lethaby Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Lethaby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lethaby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2441:228,35319,058
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:253,91018,354
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Lethaby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lethaby is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lethaby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 745,450th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Lethaby reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 228,353. In England Lethaby is most frequent in: Devon, where 39 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 14 percent are found and Somerset, where 13 percent are found. Outside of England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Lethaby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lethaby has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Lethaby last name rose 254 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lethaby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lethaby surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lethaby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 266.24% more than the national average, earning R 870,336 per year; in United States they earn 24.12% less than the national average, earning $32,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.44% more than the national average, earning $58,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leathaby931/
Letheby86170/
Lythaby8665/
Lethaba869/
Lethabe865/
Lethabi861/
Letaba77830/
Letabi77124/
Letabe7710/
Lethoba712,839/
Lethebe71314/
Letavay7147/
Leitabi7127/
Lithaba715/
Lithabe711/
Lethobi711/
Letabai711/
Lathabai676/
Lethebee676/
Lethawee671/
Letawaya671/

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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 Lethaby
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