Legal Surname

75,003rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Legal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina2,1721:19,6791,662
Philippines1,6311:62,07110,510
Paraguay1,4681:4,930412
Brazil5701:375,56914,334
Canada1951:188,95218,643
Chile1571:112,2074,116
Haiti1191:89,7814,494
Mexico821:1,513,73416,311
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Panama141:279,4476,847
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Legal (236) may also be a first name.

Legal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legal (Russian: Легал) is found most frequently in Argentina. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Legal is the 75,003rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,112,772 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Legal live; 67 percent live in South America and 36 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Legal is also the 583,008th most widespread first name globally, held by 236 people.

The last name Legal is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is held by 2,172 people, or 1 in 19,679. In Argentina it is primarily concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 51 percent are found, Corrientes Province, where 21 percent are found and Entre Ríos Province, where 5 percent are found. Not including Argentina this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent are found and Paraguay, where 22 percent are found.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legall911,534/
Legale9142/
Leggal9110/
Liegal913/
Leegal913/
Leagal912/
Legaul912/
Legalt912/
Legail912/
Leigal911/
Leghal911/
Legald911/
Le'gal911/
Legalle8367/
Lekgale8344/
Legaile838/
Leegail831/
Legayle831/
Legaule831/
Legaulp831/
Legautl831/
Leghale831/
Leggall830/
Leggalt830/
Ligal801,067/
Lagal80139/
Logal8060/
Legol806/
Lygal802/
Legalova77344/
Leagault773/
Ligale7355/
Legole7339/
Lagall7328/
Legoll7324/
Loghal7323/
Laghal7319/
Laagal7311/
Legoul738/
Laygal737/
Légale736/
Logall733/
Laggal733/
Lagaal732/
Légall731/
Leggol731/
Llegol731/
Logahl731/
Lagail731/
Laigal731/
Legold730/
Ligault67174/
Lesgold6737/
Likgale6711/
Leghoul674/
Luigale674/
Legueil673/
Lohgall673/
Lekgole672/
Laigale672/
Loghaul671/
Légalle671/
Lajghal671/
Leegold671/
Lakghal671/
Laaghal671/
Laigail670/
Leggolt670/

Legal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legal in the Russian language
Легалlegal-

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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
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