Leegsma Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Leegsma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leegsma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1071:157,82423,373
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400

Leegsma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leegsma is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Leegsma.

How Common Is The Last Name Leegsma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,620,164th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Leegsma occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Leegsma are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 157,824. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Friesland, where 28 percent live, South Holland, where 22 percent live and Flevoland, where 17 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands Leegsma exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent live and Belgium, where 6 percent live.

Leegsma Last Name Statistics demography

Leegsma earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 0.61% more than the national average, earning $49,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Leksma771/
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Lagusma715/
Leksema714/
Lagasma711/
Lagsama711/
Leksima711/
Leksama711/
Leguisamao711/
Laguisma671,811/
Lekisima67646/
Lekessim67423/
Laguesma67409/
Leekasem6753/
Lequesme6747/
Leksamma6712/
Leksamai677/
Leques Maia671/
Lgsam671/
Lugsomya671/
Lexem671/
Laquesma671/
Lekessam671/
Lugsamay671/
Lekesami671/
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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
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  • 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 Leegsma
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