Legacy Surname
Approximately 2,212 people bear this surname
Legacy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1,269 | 1:29,035 | 3,813 |
| United States | 818 | 1:443,104 | 38,071 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 68 | 1:738,510 | 47,095 |
Legacy (99) may also be a first name.
Legacy Demographics
Average Male Legacy Height
173.79 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Legacy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legacy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Legacy is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legacy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 190,695th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,294,551 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Legacy reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 951,070th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 99 people.
The surname Legacy is most common in Canada, where it is borne by 1,269 people, or 1 in 29,035. In Canada Legacy is primarily found in: New Brunswick, where 54 percent live, Ontario, where 34 percent live and Alberta, where 5 percent live. Aside from Canada this surname occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Legacy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Legacy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Legacy surname grew 1,203 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Legacy Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Legacy surname are 12.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.01% registered with the political party.
The amount Legacy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning $44,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.52% less than the national average, earning $43,960 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacey | 92 | 29 | / |
| Leggacy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Legace | 83 | 289 | / |
| Legaci | 83 | 73 | / |
| Legasy | 83 | 13 | / |
| Legacé | 83 | 1 | / |
| Legacie | 77 | 56 | / |
| Legasey | 77 | 54 | / |
| Legassy | 77 | 5 | / |
| Legacci | 77 | 3 | / |
| Legacee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legachi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legasay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legache | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legasci | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legacii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legassey | 71 | 147 | / |
| Legacies | 71 | 2 | / |
| Leghaici | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legasa | 67 | 456 | / |
| Legase | 67 | 252 | / |
| Legasi | 67 | 133 | / |
| Ligaci | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leghayssa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesgassey | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Legacy
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