Leg Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Grenada

Leg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Taiwan791:296,7692,416
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
United States301:12,081,964463,456
France241:2,767,613196,808
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
India121:63,922,115578,870
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Leg (707) may also be a first name.

Leg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leg (Hindi: लेग, Marathi: लेग, Oriya: େଲଗ) is more commonly found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Leg.

How Common Is The Last Name Leg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 584,278th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,596,168 people. This surname is predominantly found 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 frequent given name in the world, borne by 707 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Apart from Morocco Leg occurs 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 last name decreased 74 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legg8623,704/
Legh86305/
Leeg86148/
Lieg8672/
Leig8640/
Lleg8615/
Legs8613/
Legz868/
Leug866/
Leag865/
Legk863/
Lesg863/
Lekg862/
Lecg861/
Lehg861/
Hleg861/
Leyg861/
Legt861/
Leigh7549,501/
Legue752,902/
Leggs75846/
Liegh7545/
Leagh7513/
Leigg7510/
Llieg752/
Liehg752/
Leihg752/
Leesg751/
Le'gh751/
Leagz751/
Leegh751/
Legke751/
Liegg751/
Leuhg751/
Leysg751/
Leggt750/
Leggh750/
Leacg750/
Leigt750/
Leags750/
Lek6718,875/
Lex675,318/
Leigue673,247/
Llegue671,197/
Lec67594/
Leygue67577/
League67315/
Lig67101/
Leq6747/
Leggue6744/
Legová6730/
Leggss6711/
Lyg678/
Legowa675/
Lesgue672/
Ljg672/
Leahgh671/
Leacgh671/
Lekgue671/
Leggtt670/
Leegue670/

Leg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leg in the Hindi language
लेगlega-
Leg in the Oriya language
େଲଗelaga-
Leg in the Marathi language
लेगlega-

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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 Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis