Legar Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Legar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1371:1,293,01351,317
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Indonesia1011:1,309,39890,991
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
India191:40,371,862445,856
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

The alternate forms: Légár (56) are calculated separately.

Legar (211) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legare918,296/
Legard91836/
Legair91137/
Legart9168/
Lehgar9118/
Leagar9116/
Leigar916/
Laegar915/
Leghar915/
Loegar912/
Leegar911/
Leggar911/
Hlegar911/
Leygar911/
Liegar911/
Legarz911/
Lesgar911/
Lekgar911/
Leugar910/
Legarr910/
Légár8756/
Lechgar831,357/
Lekgare83189/
Legaard83179/
Legarre83177/
Leghart83133/
Leegard83107/
Lesgart8371/
Leggard8371/
Leigart8328/
Leigard8320/
Leagard8313/
Legarht8311/
Leahgar839/
Legardt837/
Leagare834/
Legaire833/
Leggart832/
Leghair832/
Leangar832/
L'egare831/
Lesgard831/
Leingar831/
Leegare831/
Legaurt831/
Leegart830/
Logar803,774/
Lagar803,315/
Ligar80133/
Lygar8058/
Legor8051/
Leegaard77407/
Lechghar77207/
Llegaard774/
Legarová773/
Leegarrd773/
Lehghart772/
Leigaard771/
Lejgaard771/
Lehgaard771/
Leageare770/
Laghar731,246/
Legore73919/
Ligare73770/
Laggar73155/
Loghar7388/
Lahgar7376/
Lokgar7371/
Laigar7363/
Ligard7340/
Legárt7329/
Lehgor7324/
Legárd7324/
Ligart7316/
Lagair7311/
Lisgar737/
Laagar736/
Lagarh735/
Légard734/
Legord733/
Leagor733/
Llagar732/
Lagaur731/
Leugor731/
Laygar731/
Loygar731/
Lejsgaard7148/
Øllegaard7136/
Leisgaard7111/
Geelehgar711/
Leighhart710/
Ligaard67158/
Luigart6790/
Leggore6759/
Legourd6741/
Luigard6730/
Lagghar6724/
Leggour6719/
Lygaard6717/
Lyaagar679/
Laaghar678/
Lisgart677/
Legárth677/
Laigare676/
Ligardh676/
Laingar675/
Lighart675/
Ligghar673/
Lahagar673/
Lysgard673/
Lighare672/
Ligaire672/
Legoure672/
Lisgaar672/
Lekgore672/
Laghair672/
Legueir671/
Lisgard671/
Leghorh671/
Legorre671/
Lacggar671/
Loingar671/
Lagharr671/
Laigair670/
Leggort670/

Legar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legar in the Hindi language
लेगारlegara50
लेगराlegara16.67
लेगरlegara16.67
लॅगराlegara16.67
Legar in the Russian language
Легарlegar-

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