Legae Surname

188,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Legae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7771:30,4883,918
Botswana4411:4,959762
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Legae (290) may also be a first name.

Legae Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legae (Oriya: େଲଗଏ) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legae? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 188,791st most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,254,822 people. Legae is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Legae live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Legae is also the 518,802nd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 290 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,777 people, or 1 in 30,488. In South Africa Legae is most prevalent in: North West, where 52 percent are found, Gauteng, where 42 percent are found and Free State, where 2 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 20 percent are found and New Zealand, where 0 percent are found.

Legae Last Name Statistics demography

Legae earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.31% less than the national average, earning R 163,236 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legaje91291/
Legaye91181/
Legaie91134/
Legawe9117/
Legaet9113/
Legahe9112/
Legaey919/
Legaee917/
Lekgae915/
Lesgae914/
Legaue910/
Legayed831/
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Legaihe831/
Leghaee831/
Legaher831/
Leggaie831/
Legaeys830/
Legay801,827/
Lagae801,493/
Liege80760/
Legoe80249/
Legau80244/
Leage80164/
Legai80139/
Legey80128/
Leige8074/
Leuge8063/
Legea8048/
Legoa8029/
Legaj8025/
Logae8019/
Ligae8010/
Legaa803/
Lekgau733,507/
Lekgoa73599/
Liegey73519/
Legaux73418/
Lagahe73268/
Lekgoe73261/
Legayo73220/
Leggoe73204/
Leigey73190/
Legaid73173/
Legeyt73161/
Leguey73134/
Legeji73105/
Legait7384/
Legoai7369/
Legaud7367/
Liegau7349/
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Legoua7334/
Ligaye7330/
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Legiya7327/
Legayi7326/
Lehgay7325/
Leggay7324/
Legoue7324/
Legahi7324/
Leguei7321/
Ligaje7320/
Legoje7318/
Legaut7317/
Ligahe7316/
Legaji7315/
Legueu7312/
Leagea7310/
Legeyo7310/
Leegay738/
Leggau735/
Leghei735/
Legowe735/
Legaya734/
Legais733/
Lekgay733/
Legeat732/
Leigoa732/
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Legeya732/
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Leagoe731/
Laghae731/
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Legoya731/
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Lleage731/
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Leghai731/
Leghay731/
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Legiej731/
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Leguja731/
Legaia731/
Legajo731/
Ligaie731/
Leugoe731/
Leegai731/
Leagoa731/
Legoye731/
Legoie730/
Legaus730/
Leghey730/
Legault6721,014/
Lekgowe671,252/
Laigaie67106/
Legogie6773/
Liegheu6738/
Leggeat6736/
Lekgoye6727/
Legueux6720/
Legiyah6717/
Leingai6715/
Lekgooe6713/
Leugheu6712/
Leghait679/
Legoues678/
Legouez677/
Ligayet675/
Leggeji675/
Lekgooa675/
Legouet674/
Legueut674/
Lagayie673/
Legeasd673/
Lagahei672/
Legejje672/
Legouee672/
Leighey671/
Legegge671/
Legoett671/
Leiguei671/
Legigie671/
Legouya671/
Legowie671/
Legaitė671/
Legajuo671/
Lekgohe671/
Legouie671/
Legujaa671/
Legueya671/
Leaghey670/
Leaguea670/
Leighie670/

Legae Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legae in the Oriya language
େଲଗଏelaga'e-

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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 Legae
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