Legant Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Legant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Legant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legant occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legant? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,871,545th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Legant are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 6,143,372. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New Mexico, where 17 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 34 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Legant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Legant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Legant last name increased 738 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Legant are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Legant earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.44% more than the national average, earning $55,420 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legante92153/
Leegant9213/
Legandt9211/
Legants929/
Legan912,922/
Liegandt8610/
Legand83279/
Lagant83271/
Leagan83186/
Legane83168/
Leegan83110/
Leigan8347/
Legang8328/
Legahn8325/
Leggan8324/
Llegan8315/
Leghan8311/
Leugan836/
Legain836/
Logant833/
Legann832/
Legont831/
Lekgan831/
Liegan831/
Leegang7758/
Ligante7743/
Legasin7741/
Leighan7731/
Lekgane7730/
Legagne774/
Legatin774/
Leganne772/
Lagandt772/
Leigang772/
Leghane771/
Legaune771/
Leangan771/
Leggang771/
Legaten771/
Loganth771/
Leiggan771/
Lesgang770/
Ligan736,700/
Legon735,243/
Legam7384/
Lygan7331/
Legón7315/
Legań732/
Leisgang71492/
Leganova71100/
Leasgang7113/
Leighann7111/
Leighang715/
Lighante712/
Legateng711/
Lehengan711/
Legasing711/
Leingand711/
Leisgand710/
Lieghann710/
Leinngan710/
Legong671,612/
Laygan67472/
Lagand67239/
Ligang67182/
Liggan67179/
Liogan67122/
Legone6783/
Leggon6781/
Leagon6779/
Leigon6772/
Laigan6771/
Leegon6732/
Legohn6728/
Ligane6721/
Ligaun679/
Legond679/
Loigan679/
Logand678/
Lekgonthe677/
Ligont677/
Liganh677/
Leighanne676/
Leygon675/
Liegon674/
Legham673/
Lighan673/
Ligand672/
Lagont671/
Legoin671/
Lligan671/
Luigan671/
Leigam671/
Legoon671/
Ligain671/
Leggam671/
Lyggan670/
Leghon670/

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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 Legant
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