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

The last name Legam (Hindi: लेगम, Oriya: େଲଗମ) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Legam.

How Common Is The Last Name Legam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Legam is the 2,047,559th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name Legam is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Legam are found; 74 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 54 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,637,361st most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 39 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 719,371. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 85 percent are found, Johor, where 12 percent are found and Perak, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia Legam occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Legam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Legam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legam
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