Legana Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Legana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 54 | 1:1,003,291 | 61,925 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Legaña (35) are calculated separately.
Legana (24) may also be a first name.
Legana Demographics
Average Legana Salary in
South Africa
R 448,428
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Legana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Legana (Marathi: लेगना, Oriya: େଲଗାନା) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Legaña. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,106,139th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Legana live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name globally, borne by 24 people.
The last name Legana is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,003,291. In South Africa Legana is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 56 percent reside, North West, where 43 percent reside and Limpopo, where 2 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.
Legana Last Name Statistics demography
Legana earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.7% more than the national average, earning R 448,428 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Legana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Legana in the Marathi language | ||
| लेगना | legana | - |
| Legana in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲଗାନା | elagana | 50 |
| େଲଗଣା | elagana | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Legana
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