Legad Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Legad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1301:778,75675,558
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Legad (198) may also be a first name.

Legad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legad (Hindi: लेगड) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,504,764th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Legad is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Legad are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 644,447th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 198 people.

The surname Legad is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 778,756. In The Philippines Legad is most frequent in: Soccsksargen, where 51 percent reside, Davao Region, where 16 percent reside and Western Visayas, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines Legad exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Legad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Legad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legad last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legaid91173/
Legaud9167/
Llegad9111/
Legasd916/
Leghad912/
Leagad911/
Lega898,936/
Loegadd8315/
Lagad8012,713/
Legat803,657/
Legas802,868/
Legay801,827/
Ligad801,812/
Legaz801,660/
Leuga80570/
Legha80518/
Legau80244/
Liega80199/
Llega80173/
Leiga80167/
Legah80141/
Legai80139/
Leyga8075/
Leaga8068/
Legga8051/
Legod8029/
Legoa8029/
Legaj8025/
Logad8019/
Leega8019/
Lehga8014/
Lesga805/
Legaa803/
Lekga802/
Lejga801/
Legap801/
Lekgau733,507/
Legate731,955/
Leggat731,863/
Lekgoa73599/
Legath73527/
Legaux73418/
Legatt73311/
Laggad73262/
Laagad73240/
Leigha73234/
Legood73229/
Leagas73211/
Laghad73161/
Lagaud73159/
Leinga73128/
Legast7392/
Ligaud7388/
Legait7384/
Legach7381/
Liegat7360/
Leanga7351/
Liegau7349/
Leagay7329/
Lehgay7325/
Leggay7324/
Lesgaa7322/
Legass7319/
Legaut7317/
Leggas7317/
Legatz7316/
Loghad7314/
Legats7312/
Legasp7312/
Legahe7312/
Leagea7310/
Leygat7310/
Legacz738/
Leegay738/
Lighad735/
Leggau735/
Llegas735/
Leigod735/
Le'gat735/
Legais733/
Leggah733/
Logahd733/
Lekgay733/
Leigoa732/
Lahgad732/
Leagai732/
Leghat732/
Lechga732/
Lohgad731/
Liegha731/
Lagadd731/
Lagaid731/
Leagha731/
Leegat731/
Leghha731/
Leguea731/
Leigah731/
Leggaa731/
Llagad731/
Hlekga731/
Leigai731/
Leigas731/
Leghai731/
Leghay731/
Leghea731/
Legatš731/
Lagahd731/
Liagad731/
Leegai731/
Leagoa731/
Legaas731/
Legash731/
Legaus730/
Legault6721,014/
Lego6711,478/
Liga674,754/
Leggatt672,264/
Leggate671,205/
Lyga67871/
Legaste67509/
Lekgate6778/
Leegood6747/
Liegaut6744/
Leighat6729/
Legathe6718/
Leingai6715/
Leugoud6715/
Leghath6715/
Leghait679/
Léga679/
Le'gate678/
Leegate677/
Legoudh676/
Legatte675/
Lekgooa675/
Līga674/
Lèga672/
Leigatt671/
Leighah671/
Laheiga671/
Läga671/
Líga671/
Legaite671/
Legaitė671/
Laagaid671/
Leegaah671/
Leigood670/
Leaguea670/
Leggats670/
Leygate670/

Legad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legad in the Hindi language
लेगडlegada76.34
लेगड़legara22.9
लेगड़़legara0.76

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legad
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