Lethern Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Lethern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lethern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Lethern Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lethern occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lethern? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Lethern occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Lethern reside; 40 percent reside in Australasia and 40 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 13,497,850. In Australia Lethern is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 100 percent live. Excluding Australia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 20 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Lethern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lethern has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Lethern last name decreased 80 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
  • 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 Lethern
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