Lighting Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Lighting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lighting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran621:1,238,42852,776
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lighting (83) may also be a first name.

Lighting Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lighting occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lighting? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Lighting occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Lighting live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,052,971st most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 83 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 1,238,428. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 42 percent are found, Markazi Province, where 24 percent are found and Qom Province, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Iran it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Lighting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lighting has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lighting Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lighting last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lightings9436/
Lightng932/
Lightin931/
Leightin881/
Lightn861/
Leightion822/
Lighten80336/
Leghtin800/
Leighten755/
Lieghten750/
Laighten750/

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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 Lighting
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