Leuthwaite Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Leuthwaite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leuthwaite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
England91:6,190,895170,599
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Leuthwaite Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leuthwaite occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leuthwaite? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Leuthwaite is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Leuthwaite reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,999,522. In Australia it is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 100 percent live. Apart from Australia Leuthwaite is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 50 percent live.

Leuthwaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leuthwaite has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Leuthwaite last name decreased 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lethwaite9526/
Luthwaite9520/
Leathwaite9041/
Luithwaite900/
Leithwaite900/
Luthwait890/
Lathwaite841/
Laithwaite80582/
Leathwhite8035/
Leithwhite800/
Laithwaithe760/
Lutwat75118/
Letwaitis741/
Laithwate741/
Laithwait740/
Letwati7114/
Loetwat714/
Latwate711/
Leutwedt670/

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Leuthwaite Reference & Research

Lewthwaite FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Leuthwaite
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