Leganger Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Leganger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leganger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1871:27,4993,760
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Leganger Last Name Facts

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

Leganger (Russian: Легангер) is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leganger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,092,155th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The surname Leganger is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Leganger reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 27,499. In Norway it is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 68 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 28 percent live and Central Norway, where 4 percent live. Outside of Norway Leganger is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Leganger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leganger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leganger Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Leganger earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning 370,769 kr per year and in Canada they earn 2.41% more than the national average, earning $50,880 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leegganger891/
Leganser881/
Loganger881/
Legannier820/
Leganga80567/
Leganre8025/
Leganse8010/
Legangi803/
Legance802/
Legonier752/
Leganche751/
Leygonier7140/
Lesgonier711/
Leeganche710/
Liganga672,157/
Legonga67111/
Leganza6787/
Liganje679/
Ligauniere672/
Ligance671/
Leganji671/
Liganre671/
Ligonge671/
Ligonier638/
Leghanza631/
Ligangoi631/
Liggance630/
Ligoniere5913/
Leghanssa591/
Ligonnier591/
Ligonniere56411/
Liganza5328/
Ligansi532/
Legonci531/
Ligonggi507/

Leganger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leganger in the Russian language
Легангерleganger-

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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 Leganger
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