Legales Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Panama

Legales Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Legalès (1) & Légales (1) are calculated separately.

Legales Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legales occurs in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Legalès or Légales. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legales? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Legales live; 42 percent live in South America and 26 percent live in Caribbean South America.

Legales is most widely held in Colombia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,924,691. Not including Colombia this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in France, where 16 percent live and Mexico, where 11 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legales
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