Legabe Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Legabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3871:139,99416,127
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817

Legabe (41) may also be a first name.

Legabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legabe has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legabe? popularity and diffusion

Legabe is the 667,223rd most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 16,230,615 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Legabe are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name globally, held by 41 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 387 people, or 1 in 139,994. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 47 percent live, Gauteng, where 40 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 10 percent live and Taiwan, where 4 percent live.

Legabe Last Name Statistics demography

Legabe earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.38% less than the national average, earning R 229,608 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekgabe92357/
Leghabe921/
Leigaber8618/
Legobe83251/
Lagabe8378/
Legabi8330/
Legave8327/
Legawe8317/
Legebe836/
Legaba833/
Logabe832/
Ligabe831/
Leihgaber803/
Lekgaba77259/
Legabui7732/
Legasbi7731/
Legoube7713/
Legasby773/
Lekgabi772/
Laagabe772/
Loigabe771/
Legobje771/
Legoobe771/
Ligabed771/
Legoubey7111/
Legavets711/
Ligaba672,586/
Legawa67904/
Legoba67127/
Lagobe6771/
Lagabi6761/
Legobi6717/
Legeby6710/
Logobe6710/
Legowe675/
Ligabi674/
Legavy671/
Ligobe671/

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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 Legabe
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