Lieghton Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Lieghton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 34 | 1:100,934 | 9,883 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Lieghton (12) may also be a first name.
Lieghton Demographics
Lieghton Political Affiliation
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Lieghton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lieghton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lieghton is found in Uruguay more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lieghton? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,530,696th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Lieghton live; 59 percent live in South America and 59 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 12 people.
The surname is most widely held in Uruguay, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 100,934. In Uruguay Lieghton is most frequent in: Río Negro Department, where 50 percent are found, Soriano Department, where 35 percent are found and Montevideo Department, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Uruguay this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.
Lieghton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lieghton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lieghton surname contracted 56 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lieghton Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lieghton surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.
Lieghton earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.68% less than the national average, earning $29,047 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lighton | 93 | 704 | / |
| Leghton | 93 | 0 | / |
| Leighton | 88 | 26,048 | / |
| Laighton | 88 | 32 | / |
| Leyghton | 88 | 5 | / |
| Leaghton | 88 | 2 | / |
| Leíghton | 88 | 1 | / |
| Leughton | 88 | 0 | / |
| Laeghton | 88 | 0 | / |
| Loighton | 88 | 0 | / |
| Leeghton | 88 | 0 | / |
| Leightonn | 82 | 2 | / |
| Leightong | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lleighton | 82 | 0 | / |
| Leightton | 82 | 0 | / |
| Lughton | 80 | 6 | / |
| Laughton | 75 | 6,144 | / |
| Loughton | 75 | 982 | / |
| Leightom | 75 | 4 | / |
| Leightan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lighthand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Llaughton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Laughtond | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lightuine | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hlainghtun | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Houghton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laughtan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lightham | 63 | 0 | / |
| Loughtan | 63 | 0 | / |
| Leightham | 59 | 0 | / |
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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 Lieghton
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