Leg Surname
Approximately 536 people bear this surname
Leg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Taiwan | 79 | 1:296,769 | 2,416 |
| Spain | 40 | 1:1,168,801 | 40,601 |
| Philippines | 32 | 1:3,163,694 | 143,904 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 46 | 1:529,899 | 28,330 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 115 | 1:436,684 | 31,761 |
Leg (707) may also be a first name.
Leg Demographics
Average Leg Salary in
United States
$20,797 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leg (Hindi: लेग, Marathi: लेग, Oriya: େଲଗ) is held by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leg? popularity and diffusion
It is the 584,278th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 13,596,168 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 35 percent of Leg are found; 32 percent are found in North Africa and 32 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 310,684th most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 707 people.
It is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Other than Morocco it is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 15 percent reside and Spain, where 7 percent reside.
Leg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leg surname fell 74 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leg Last Name Statistics demography
Leg earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.8% less than the national average, earning $20,797 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legg | 86 | 23,704 | / |
| Legh | 86 | 305 | / |
| Leeg | 86 | 148 | / |
| Lieg | 86 | 72 | / |
| Leig | 86 | 40 | / |
| Lleg | 86 | 15 | / |
| Legs | 86 | 13 | / |
| Legz | 86 | 8 | / |
| Leug | 86 | 6 | / |
| Leag | 86 | 5 | / |
| Legk | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lesg | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lekg | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lecg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lehg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hleg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leyg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Legt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leigh | 75 | 49,501 | / |
| Legue | 75 | 2,902 | / |
| Leggs | 75 | 846 | / |
| Liegh | 75 | 45 | / |
| Leagh | 75 | 13 | / |
| Leigg | 75 | 10 | / |
| Llieg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Liehg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leihg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leesg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Le'gh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leagz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leegh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Legke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liegg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leuhg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leysg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leggt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Leggh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Leacg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Leigt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Leags | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lek | 67 | 18,875 | / |
| Lex | 67 | 5,318 | / |
| Leigue | 67 | 3,247 | / |
| Llegue | 67 | 1,197 | / |
| Lec | 67 | 594 | / |
| Leygue | 67 | 577 | / |
| League | 67 | 315 | / |
| Lig | 67 | 101 | / |
| Leq | 67 | 47 | / |
| Leggue | 67 | 44 | / |
| Legová | 67 | 30 | / |
| Leggss | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lyg | 67 | 8 | / |
| Legowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lesgue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ljg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leahgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leacgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leggtt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leegue | 67 | 0 | / |
Leg Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leg in the Hindi language | ||
| लेग | lega | - |
| Leg in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲଗ | elaga | - |
| Leg in the Marathi language | ||
| लेग | lega | - |
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Leg Reference & Research
Legg DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Legg FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Leg
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis