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 Male Leg Height
176.81 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 most common in Morocco. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Leg.
How Common Is The Last Name Leg? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 584,278th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 13,596,168 people. Leg occurs mostly in Africa, where 35 percent of Leg reside; 32 percent reside in North Africa and 32 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 310,684th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 707 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Apart from Morocco it is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 15 percent live and Spain, where 7 percent live.
Leg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Leg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leg last name contracted 74 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 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