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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Lightle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lightle is the 203,734th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,568,828 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Lightle live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,813 people, or 1 in 199,922. In The United States Lightle is mostly found in: Ohio, where 19 percent reside, Missouri, where 13 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Lightle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lightle has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 911 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lightle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lightle are 21.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.17% registered to vote for 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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