Legang Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Legang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Legang (2,822) may also be a first name.

Legang Last Name Facts

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

Legang occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Legang.

How Common Is The Last Name Legang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Legang is the 3,730,171st most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Legang occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Legang are found; 54 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 54 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Legang is also the 137,190th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 2,822 people.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 91 percent live and West Region, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Legang exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 32 percent live and Indonesia, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leugang9268/
Leegang9258/
Liegang923/
Leigang922/
Lekgang921/
Leggang921/
Lesgang920/
Legan912,922/
Leingang861,508/
Leisgang86492/
Leasgang8613/
Leighang865/
Legasing861/
Legateng861/
Lagang832,420/
Legong831,612/
Legand83279/
Leagan83186/
Ligang83182/
Legane83168/
Leegan83110/
Legant8398/
Leigan8347/
Logang8331/
Legahn8325/
Leggan8324/
Llegan8315/
Leghan8311/
Legain836/
Leugan836/
Legann832/
Liegan831/
Lekgan831/
Legasin7741/
Laggang7738/
Leangon7733/
Leighan7731/
Lekgane7730/
Leegant7713/
Legandt7711/
Lacgang775/
Legagne774/
Legatin774/
Likgang774/
Leganne772/
Leangan771/
Legaune771/
Leghane771/
Leiggan771/
Lohgang771/
Legaten771/
Lahgang771/
Laghang771/
Legongp771/
Lekgong771/
Leegong771/
Leggong771/
Ligan736,700/
Legon735,243/
Legam7384/
Lygan7331/
Legón7315/
Legań732/
Leganova71100/
Laighang7134/
Leighann7111/
Leangoon715/
Lagahung714/
Loisgang711/
Leisgamg711/
Lehengan711/
Leangong711/
Leinngan710/
Lieghann710/
Leagoing710/
Laingang710/
Leisgand710/
Logong67666/
Laygan67472/
Liggan67179/
Ligong67166/
Lagong67156/
Liogan67122/
Legankova6796/
Legone6783/
Leggon6781/
Leagon6779/
Leigon6772/
Laigan6771/
Leegon6732/
Legohn6728/
Ligane6721/
Legond679/
Ligaun679/
Loigan679/
Liganh677/
Leighanne676/
Leygon675/
Liegon674/
Legham673/
Lighan673/
Ligand672/
Legoin671/
Lligan671/
Luigan671/
Leigam671/
Legont671/
Legoon671/
Ligain671/
Leggam671/
Hleangoon671/
Leghon670/
Lyggan670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Legang
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis