Lighthall Surname

406,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 862 people bear this surname

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

Lighthall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lighthall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7971:454,77938,889
Canada641:575,71247,839
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:256,21821,129

Lighthall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lighthall is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lighthall? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lighthall is the 406,240th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,454,230 people. The surname Lighthall is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Lighthall reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 797 people, or 1 in 454,779. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent are found, Illinois, where 12 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent are found and Spain, where 0 percent are found.

Lighthall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lighthall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lighthall surname rose 407 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lighthall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lighthall last name are 24.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lighthall earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.42% less than the national average, earning $41,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.93% more than the national average, earning $54,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leighthall950/
Lightall941/
Lighthal940/
Lighteall892/
Lightholl890/
Leightall890/
Lightaul8216/
Lightale820/
Lighthold780/
Lightholt780/
Leighthold740/
Leightold671/

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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 Lighthall
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