Leegaard Surname

717,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Leegaard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leegaard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2741:20,6012,066
Norway751:68,5649,650
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Leegaard Last Name Facts

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

Leegaard is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leegaard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 717,442nd most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 17,905,518 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Leegaard live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is carried by 274 people, or 1 in 20,601. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: North Denmark Region, where 55 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 18 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 14 percent are found. Beside Denmark Leegaard is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Leegaard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leegaard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leegaard last name increased 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leegaard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leegaard last name are 39.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Leegaard earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 10.58% more than the national average, earning 382,712 kr per year and in United States they earn 28.76% less than the national average, earning $30,738 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legaard93179/
Leegard93107/
Laegaard889/
Llegaard884/
Lejegard884/
Leegarrd883/
Leigaard881/
Lejgaard881/
Lehgaard881/
Legard86836/
Leegar861/
Lejsgaard8248/
Øllegaard8236/
Leisgaard8211/
Liegard80555/
Ligaard80158/
Leggard8071/
Lagaard8049/
Leigard8020/
Lygaard8017/
Leagard8013/
Legardt807/
Logaard802/
Lesgard801/
Leegare801/
Legards801/
Leegart800/
Lauesgaard7842/
Legar77508/
Lysgaard75920/
Laigaard75312/
Lesgards75215/
Lajgaard75105/
Laugaard7528/
Leyngard7511/
Lowegard758/
Lisgaard753/
Laygaard751/
Leangard751/
Legare718,296/
Lagard71500/
Legair71137/
Legart7168/
Ligard7140/
Lowengard7132/
Laungaard7129/
Legárd7124/
Lehgar7118/
Leagar7116/
Leigar716/
Lejongard716/
Leghar715/
Løjngaard715/
Logard715/
Légard714/
Legord713/
Legerd712/
Legardova712/
Legardová712/
Leggar711/
Hlegar711/
Leygar711/
Liegar711/
Legarz711/
Lesgar711/
Lekgar711/
Leugar710/
Legarr710/
Legarte671,806/
Lechgar671,357/
Legarth67270/
Lekgare67189/
Legarre67177/
Leghart67133/
Lesgart6771/
Legourd6741/
Luigard6730/
Leigart6728/
Legarht6711/
Leahgar679/
Logardt677/
Ligardh676/
Leagerd674/
Leagare674/
Laugard673/
Legaire673/
Lysgard673/
Leggart672/
Leghair672/
Leangar672/
Lisgaar672/
L'egare671/
Lagaurd671/
Leingar671/
Legaurt671/
Leggerd671/
Lisgard671/
Lowengardt671/
Lagaerd671/
Liegart671/
Loggard671/
Loghard671/

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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
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  • 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 Leegaard
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