Legam Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Legam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia411:719,37133,828
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Legam (39) may also be a first name.

Legam Last Name Facts

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

Legam (Hindi: लेगम, Oriya: େଲଗମ) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Legam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,047,559th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname Legam occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Legam live; 74 percent live in Southeast Asia and 54 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Legam is also the 1,637,361st most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 39 people.

Legam is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 719,371. In Malaysia Legam is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 85 percent live, Johor, where 12 percent live and Perak, where 2 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Legam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Legam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Legam last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legam Last Name Statistics demography

Legam earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.51% less than the national average, earning $36,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legame9161/
Legham913/
Leggam911/
Leugam911/
Leigam911/
Leingam8329/
Legamme832/
Lesgham831/
Leigham831/
Legan802,922/
Ligam801,020/
Lagam80403/
Logam80117/
Legom8074/
Legań802/
Leisgamg771/
Legand73279/
Leagan73186/
Legane73168/
Leegan73110/
Legant7398/
Laggam7377/
Legome7351/
Leigan7347/
Legang7328/
Legahn7325/
Leggan7324/
Ligham7322/
Lagham7317/
Llegan7315/
Ligame7314/
Leugom7312/
Logham7311/
Leghan7311/
Leugan736/
Legain736/
Liggam735/
Liagam733/
Ligamm732/
Legann732/
Leghom731/
Liegan731/
Loggam731/
Legoum731/
Lahgam731/
Liegom731/
Lekgan731/
Lhagam731/
Leanghaim711/
Laingam671,047/
Layngam67160/
Leegang6758/
Legasin6741/
Loingam6733/
Leighan6731/
Lekgane6730/
Lighaam6728/
Luingam6715/
Leegant6713/
Legandt6711/
Loyngam677/
Legagne674/
Legatin674/
Leugoum673/
Leganne672/
Leigang672/
Legaten671/
Leangan671/
Legaune671/
Leghane671/
Leiggan671/
Lesgome671/
Leggang671/
Leingom671/
Loghaim671/
Lesgang670/
Leighom670/
Luigham670/

Legam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legam in the Hindi language
लेगमlegama-
Legam in the Oriya language
େଲଗମelagama-

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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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  • 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 Legam
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