Legar Surname
Approximately 508 people bear this surname
Legar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 137 | 1:1,293,013 | 51,317 |
| United States | 105 | 1:3,451,990 | 194,849 |
| Indonesia | 101 | 1:1,309,398 | 90,991 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 64 | 1:784,667 | 49,209 |
The alternate forms: Légár (56) are calculated separately.
Legar (211) may also be a first name.
Legar Demographics
Average Legar Salary in
United States
$34,555 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Legar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Legar (Hindi: लेगार, Russian: Легар) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms: Légár. For other possible spellings of Legar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 609,110th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,345,563 people. The surname Legar occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 34 percent of Legar live; 27 percent live in West Africa and 27 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 622,565th most common first name worldwide, borne by 211 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 1,293,013. In Nigeria Legar is mostly found in: Cross River, where 78 percent are found, Lagos, where 8 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Indonesia, where 20 percent are found.
Legar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Legar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Legar last name grew 164 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Legar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Legar surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.
The amount Legar earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning 361,247 kr per year and in United States they earn 19.92% less than the national average, earning $34,555 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Legar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Legar in the Hindi language | ||
| लेगार | legara | 50 |
| लेगरा | legara | 16.67 |
| लेगर | legara | 16.67 |
| लॅगरा | legara | 16.67 |
| Legar in the Russian language | ||
| Легар | legar | - |
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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 Legar
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