Lega Surname
Approximately 8,936 people bear this surname
Lega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2,809 | 1:6,533 | 685 |
| Italy | 1,189 | 1:51,435 | 9,245 |
| Indonesia | 680 | 1:194,484 | 18,531 |
| India | 673 | 1:1,139,770 | 46,370 |
| Russia | 538 | 1:267,887 | 28,036 |
| Papua New Guinea | 341 | 1:23,911 | 2,631 |
| Ivory Coast | 334 | 1:69,076 | 3,907 |
| Nigeria | 295 | 1:600,484 | 28,761 |
| United States | 287 | 1:1,262,923 | 89,039 |
| Uganda | 223 | 1:175,064 | 14,729 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Argentina | 152 | 1:281,207 | 22,595 |
| Cameroon | 147 | 1:141,286 | 15,748 |
| Malaysia | 123 | 1:239,790 | 13,649 |
| Belgium | 98 | 1:117,313 | 17,342 |
| Philippines | 97 | 1:1,043,693 | 87,866 |
| Spain | 72 | 1:649,334 | 29,324 |
| Benin | 70 | 1:147,651 | 15,402 |
| Brazil | 61 | 1:3,509,415 | 98,831 |
| Poland | 58 | 1:655,323 | 57,058 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| France | 49 | 1:1,355,566 | 135,191 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| Taiwan | 40 | 1:586,119 | 4,335 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 | 1:768,804 | 49,532 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Colombia | 14 | 1:3,412,434 | 15,450 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1:995,442 | 57,680 |
| North Macedonia | 6 | 1:350,245 | 17,994 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Léga (9) & Lèga (2) are calculated separately.
Lega (13,458) may also be a first name.
Lega Demographics
Average Lega Salary in
United States
$48,220 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lega (Georgian: ლეგა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻚ, Hindi: लेगा, Marathi: लेगा, Oriya: େଲଗ, Russian: Лега) is found most in Burkina Faso. It may also occur as: Léga or Lèga. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lega? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 56,699th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 815,527 people. The last name Lega is primarily found in Africa, where 45 percent of Lega live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 31 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 50,069th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 13,458 people.
It is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 2,809 people, or 1 in 6,533. In Burkina Faso Lega is primarily concentrated in: Nord Region, where 58 percent are found, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 17 percent are found and Centre Region, where 11 percent are found. Beside Burkina Faso it occurs in 83 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.
Lega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lega has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,609 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lega Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (62%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Lega surname are 38.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lega earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning €32,756 per year; in Colombia they earn 47.76% more than the national average, earning $33,544,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.75% more than the national average, earning $48,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.75% less than the national average, earning $42,852 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lega Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lega in the Georgian language | ||
| ლეგა | lega | - |
| Lega in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﻚ | allk | - |
| Lega in the Marathi language | ||
| लेगा | lega | - |
| Lega in the Hindi language | ||
| लेगा | lega | 98.77 |
| लौगा | lauga | 1.23 |
| Lega in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲଗ | elaga | 57.14 |
| େଲଗା | elaga | 42.86 |
| Lega in the Russian language | ||
| Лега | lega | - |
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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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- 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 Lega
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