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
The surname Lieghton is found most in Uruguay. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lieghton click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lieghton? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,530,696th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Lieghton reside; 59 percent reside in South America and 59 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name worldwide, held by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uruguay, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 100,934. In Uruguay it is most common in: Río Negro Department, where 50 percent live, Soriano Department, where 35 percent live and Montevideo Department, where 12 percent live. Outside of Uruguay this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.
Lieghton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lieghton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lieghton surname fell 56 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lieghton Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Lieghton are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for 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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