Legal Surname
Approximately 6,549 people bear this surname
Legal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2,172 | 1:19,679 | 1,662 |
| Philippines | 1,631 | 1:62,071 | 10,510 |
| Paraguay | 1,468 | 1:4,930 | 412 |
| Brazil | 570 | 1:375,569 | 14,334 |
| Canada | 195 | 1:188,952 | 18,643 |
| Chile | 157 | 1:112,207 | 4,116 |
| Haiti | 119 | 1:89,781 | 4,494 |
| Mexico | 82 | 1:1,513,734 | 16,311 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| Panama | 14 | 1:279,447 | 6,847 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Legal (236) may also be a first name.
Legal Demographics
Average Legal Salary in
England
£16,844
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Legal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Legal (Russian: Легал) is most common in Argentina. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Legal? popularity and diffusion
The last name Legal is the 75,003rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,112,772 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Legal live; 67 percent live in South America and 36 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 583,008th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 236 people.
The surname Legal is most frequently occurring in Argentina, where it is borne by 2,172 people, or 1 in 19,679. In Argentina Legal is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 51 percent reside, Corrientes Province, where 21 percent reside and Entre Ríos Province, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Argentina this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent reside and Paraguay, where 22 percent reside.
Legal Last Name Statistics demography
Legal earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 2.41% less than the national average, earning $48,488 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legall | 91 | 1,534 | / |
| Legale | 91 | 42 | / |
| Leggal | 91 | 10 | / |
| Liegal | 91 | 3 | / |
| Leegal | 91 | 3 | / |
| Leagal | 91 | 2 | / |
| Legaul | 91 | 2 | / |
| Legalt | 91 | 2 | / |
| Legail | 91 | 2 | / |
| Leigal | 91 | 1 | / |
| Leghal | 91 | 1 | / |
| Legald | 91 | 1 | / |
| Le'gal | 91 | 1 | / |
| Legalle | 83 | 67 | / |
| Lekgale | 83 | 44 | / |
| Legaile | 83 | 8 | / |
| Leegail | 83 | 1 | / |
| Legayle | 83 | 1 | / |
| Legaule | 83 | 1 | / |
| Legaulp | 83 | 1 | / |
| Legautl | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leghale | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leggall | 83 | 0 | / |
| Leggalt | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ligal | 80 | 1,067 | / |
| Lagal | 80 | 139 | / |
| Logal | 80 | 60 | / |
| Legol | 80 | 6 | / |
| Lygal | 80 | 2 | / |
| Legalova | 77 | 344 | / |
| Leagault | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ligale | 73 | 55 | / |
| Legole | 73 | 39 | / |
| Lagall | 73 | 28 | / |
| Legoll | 73 | 24 | / |
| Loghal | 73 | 23 | / |
| Laghal | 73 | 19 | / |
| Laagal | 73 | 11 | / |
| Legoul | 73 | 8 | / |
| Laygal | 73 | 7 | / |
| Légale | 73 | 6 | / |
| Logall | 73 | 3 | / |
| Laggal | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lagaal | 73 | 2 | / |
| Légall | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leggol | 73 | 1 | / |
| Llegol | 73 | 1 | / |
| Logahl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lagail | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laigal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Legold | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ligault | 67 | 174 | / |
| Lesgold | 67 | 37 | / |
| Likgale | 67 | 11 | / |
| Leghoul | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luigale | 67 | 4 | / |
| Legueil | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lohgall | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lekgole | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laigale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loghaul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Légalle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lajghal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leegold | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakghal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laaghal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laigail | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leggolt | 67 | 0 | / |
Legal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Legal in the Russian language | ||
| Легал | legal | - |
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Legal Reference & Research
Le Gall FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Le Gall FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Legal
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis