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
Legana (Marathi: लेगना, Oriya: େଲଗାନା) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Legaña. Click here for further possible spellings of Legana.
How Common Is The Last Name Legana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,106,139th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Legana live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Legana is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 24 people.
The surname Legana is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,003,291. In South Africa Legana is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 56 percent are found, North West, where 43 percent are found and Limpopo, where 2 percent are found. Beside South Africa Legana is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.
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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