Legani Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Legani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines801:1,265,47896,721
Israel221:388,98331,283
Burkina Faso131:1,411,70012,072
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
India61:127,844,230863,365
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Legani (327) may also be a first name.

Legani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legani (Marathi: लेगानी, Oriya: େଲଗାନୀ) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Legani is the 1,511,557th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Legani live; 58 percent live in Southeast Asia and 58 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 484,932nd most widely held first name internationally, held by 327 people.

Legani is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 1,265,478. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Western Visayas, where 81 percent reside, Central Visayas, where 14 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 3 percent reside. Barring The Philippines Legani occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 16 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leganio92144/
Lekgani926/
Leganyi925/
Leganie924/
Legangi923/
Leganni922/
Legaani921/
Legasni921/
Legane83168/
Ligani83166/
Legana8380/
Legoni838/
Legany832/
Legané831/
Leganes77415/
Liganio7740/
Lekgane7730/
Leganoa7720/
Leganés7716/
Legonis7711/
Laigani7710/
Leganyo778/
Legànyi776/
Liganit775/
Legagne774/
Liganiy774/
Legányi773/
Leugane772/
Legayna772/
Lighani772/
Leganne772/
Legaina771/
Legouni771/
Legonio771/
Leganea771/
Leghane771/
Legaune771/
Leganna771/
Liganni771/
Lekgana771/
Leghana771/
Legań732/
Leygonie71394/
Leghaina7117/
Laiganni712/
Leghouni711/
Ligangoi711/
Leganesh711/
Leighana711/
Ligana6785/
Legone6783/
Legaña6735/
Legány6723/
Ligane6721/
Ligoni678/
Liganh677/
Leighanne676/
Legona676/
Leighanna672/
Lygoni671/
Legaignuy671/
Legony670/

Legani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legani in the Marathi language
लेगानीlegani66.67
लेगाणीlegani33.33
Legani in the Oriya language
େଲଗାନୀelagani50
େଲଗାନିelagani50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legani
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