Lieghty Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lieghty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lieghty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Lieghty Last Name Facts

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

Lieghty occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lieghty.

How Common Is The Last Name Lieghty? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lieghty is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Lieghty is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lieghty reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Lieghty is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 67 percent reside and Virginia, where 33 percent reside.

Lieghty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lieghty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lieghty surname declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lieghty Last Name Statistics demography

Lieghty earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lighty921,435/
Leghty920/
Leighty862,680/
Leaghty8635/
Leughty861/
Lightys861/
Lighthy861/
Lightey860/
Laighty860/
Leightey8030/
Leightty809/
Lighte7721/
Lighti772/
Lughty770/
Lighter71509/
Lightie714/
Loughty713/
Leughte711/
Lightte710/
Leighte710/
Leighti710/
Lightes710/
Leghter710/
Leighter67113/
Lighther675/
Lighthiz672/
Lighteap671/
Lighthead636/
Lughti622,471/
Leightheas590/
Laigete576/
Laughte570/
Laughter532,129/
Leegette5311/
Loughter531/
Laughtep531/
Leygette531/
Laughtes530/
Legeetter502/
Llaughter500/

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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 Lieghty
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