Lightle Surname

203,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,042 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Lightle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lightle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8131:199,92219,668
Canada1941:189,92618,713
England191:2,932,529101,561
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1991:252,35520,860

Lightle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lightle is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lightle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lightle is the 203,734th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,568,828 people. The last name Lightle is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Lightle reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,813 people, or 1 in 199,922. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 19 percent are found, Missouri, where 13 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Lightle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lightle has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 911 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lightle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lightle surname are 21.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.17% being registered with the party.

The amount Lightle earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.68% less than the national average, earning $39,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.52% less than the national average, earning $43,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lightley93282/
Leightle936/
Lightile930/
Leightley88324/
Lieghtley881/
Lightly86352/
Lyghtle8633/
Leightly806/
Lighthill75355/
Lighteall752/
Lighthell750/
Leghthel671/

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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 Lightle
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