Legace Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Legace Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legace Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2521:146,21314,975
United States341:10,660,557428,392
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Legacé (1) are calculated separately.

Legace Last Name Facts

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

Legace is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Legacé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legace? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 917,199th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Legace reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Legace is most common in Canada, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 146,213. In Canada it is primarily found in: New Brunswick, where 42 percent are found, Ontario, where 39 percent are found and British Columbia, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Canada this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Legace Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Legace has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Legace surname grew 486 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legace Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Legace earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.08% less than the national average, earning $46,166 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legacé941/
Legacie9256/
Legacey9229/
Legache921/
Legacee921/
Legacies862/
Legacy832,212/
Legaje83291/
Legase83252/
Legach8381/
Legaci8373/
Legage8324/
Legacz838/
Legacki77317/
Legasse77258/
Legasey7754/
Legakes7736/
Legacci773/
Legacka773/
Legasei773/
Leghage773/
Lekgaze771/
Legachi771/
Legatse771/
Legouce771/
Leggacy771/
Legasci771/
Legarze771/
Legadze771/
Legacii771/
Leagake771/
Legasee771/
Lekgase771/
Legasie770/
Legaser770/
Legaise770/
Legas732,868/
Legaz731,660/
Legassie71298/
Legassey71147/
Leghaage715/
Legassee712/
Leghaici711/
Leegaage711/
Legaisse711/
Lesgages711/
Legaza67541/
Legasa67456/
Legaki67404/
Leagas67211/
Legoza67147/
Lygach67138/
Legasi67133/
Legast6792/
Legoka6788/
Ligacz6775/
Ligase6727/
Ligaje6720/
Legass6719/
Legoje6718/
Leggas6717/
Legise6716/
Legatz6716/
Legaji6715/
Legasy6713/
Legasp6712/
Legats6712/
Legasd676/
Ligaci676/
Llegas675/
Legose674/
Liegas674/
Legais673/
Legoze672/
Legaix672/
Legayisse671/
Ligach671/
Lesgassey671/
Leggassie671/
Leghaisse671/
Legoke671/
Leigas671/
Legatš671/
Leugas671/
Legoge671/
Legaas671/
Legash671/
Legaus670/

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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 Legace
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