Leganto Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Leganto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leganto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines571:1,776,109113,042
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Leganto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leganto occurs most in The Philippines. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leganto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,136,387th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Leganto live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 72 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 1,776,109. In The Philippines Leganto is mostly concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 33 percent live, National Capital Region, where 26 percent live and Calabarzon, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laganto869/
Legonto867/
Liganto861/
Ligonto7147/
Laganta7129/
Liganta711/
Logantha6713/
Laghonto677/
Lagantta671/
Laghanta671/
Lighento671/
Logonta572/
Lagonta571/
Ligonta571/

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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 Leganto
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