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Where Does The Last Name Legan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Legan (Russian: Леган) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Legań. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 150,823^rd most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,494,027 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Legan are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Legan is also the 313,309^th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 696 people.

The surname Legan is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,452 people, or 1 in 249,627. In The United States Legan is most common in: California, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Illinois, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 41 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 11 percent reside and The Philippines, where 8 percent reside.

Legan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Legan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legan last name increased 695 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Legan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (65%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Christian (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Legan surname are 24.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.12% being registered with the party.

The amount Legan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.87% more than the national average, earning $44,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.72% less than the national average, earning $36,410 CAD per year.