Legain Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Qatar

Legain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France31:22,140,907385,998
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Legain (9) may also be a first name.

Legain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legain is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legain? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Legain occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Legain live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,941,740th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 9 people.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 22,140,907. In France it is most prevalent in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 33 percent are found, Grand Est, where 33 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account France Legain is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent are found and Niger, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legasin9241/
Legatin924/
Legan912,922/
Legasing861/
Legand83279/
Lagain83251/
Leagan83186/
Legane83168/
Leegan83110/
Legant8398/
Legean8381/
Leigan8347/
Legang8328/
Legahn8325/
Leggan8324/
Llegan8315/
Leghan8311/
Logain838/
Leugan836/
Legine833/
Legann832/
Legoin831/
Liegan831/
Ligain831/
Lekgan831/
Legawen7766/
Leegang7758/
Leighan7731/
Lekgane7730/
Legeant7714/
Leegant7713/
Legandt7711/
Leeghin777/
Legoyan777/
Legajon775/
Legagne774/
Leggine774/
Legayan774/
Leigang772/
Legeand772/
Leganne772/
Leughin771/
Leangan771/
Legaune771/
Leghane771/
Leguine771/
Leiggan771/
Logaian771/
Leigine771/
Leghein771/
Legiene771/
Legaten771/
Legayen771/
Legayon771/
Leggang771/
Lhogain770/
Lesgang770/
Logan73145,383/
Lagan738,777/
Ligan736,700/
Legam7384/
Lygan7331/
Legań732/
Leisgang71492/
Leguisen71103/
Leganova71100/
Leasgang7113/
Leighann7111/
Liegghin716/
Leighang715/
Hleeghin715/
Leguisin712/
Lehengan711/
Leigiene711/
Leguitin711/
Legateng711/
Leinngan710/
Lieghann710/
Leagoing710/
Leisgand710/
Legene67521/
Laygan67472/
Laggan67276/
Lagoin67194/
Ligang67182/
Liggan67179/
Logean67142/
Liogan67122/
Loggan67118/
Laagan6791/
Loghan6778/
Laigan6771/
Laghan6756/
Llagan6721/
Ligane6721/
Llogan6720/
Logaan6717/
Lekgiyong6716/
Lagaan6715/
Logann6711/
Legoen6710/
Ligaun679/
Loigan679/
Legêne677/
Liganh677/
Leighanne676/
Ligine676/
Liagan674/
Legéne674/
Hlogan674/
Lhogan673/
Legham673/
Lighan673/
Logoin673/
Legène673/
Ligean673/
Lighin672/
Ligand672/
Lagean672/
Lhagan671/
Laghin671/
Loganh671/
Lligan671/
Luigan671/
Leigam671/
Leggam671/
Lohgan671/
Laganh671/
Lyggan670/

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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 Legain
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