Legain Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Legain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
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
Legain is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legain? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Legain occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Legain reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,941,740th most common forename on earth It is held by 9 people.
Legain is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 22,140,907. In France it is most common in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 33 percent live, Grand Est, where 33 percent live and Île-de-France, where 33 percent live. Other than France this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent live and Niger, where 17 percent live.
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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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