Lightning Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Lightning Surname Definition:

This name, probably a recent sobriquet, is found in R.G., 16.

Lightning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Canada1371:268,94625,310
England1291:431,92329,000
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Lightning (116) may also be a first name.

Lightning Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This name, probably a recent sobriquet, is found in R.G., 16.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Doubtless the same as the U.S. Lightnin. The name is said to be from Leighton co. Salop, also the appellation of parishes in Beds and Hunts.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Lightning Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lightning is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lightning.

How Common Is The Last Name Lightning? popularity and diffusion

Lightning is the 546,286th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. The surname Lightning occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Lightning are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 868,627th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 116 people.

Lightning is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 1,455,658. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 16 percent live, Georgia, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 12 percent live. Beside The United States Lightning exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.

Lightning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lightning has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 623 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lightning Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lightning last name are 20.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.68% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lightning earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.62% less than the national average, earning $35,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.04% less than the national average, earning $36,744 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lightening95403/
Lightnings951/
Lightnin945/
Litniang821/
Litninga821/
Lietning821/
Lightnen821/
Lotning759/
Lutning750/
Lotining714/
Laytning713/
Litnhong711/
Ladining711/
Leidning710/
Lightnem710/
Leighton-Young702/
Litniniuk671/
Lotininga671/

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