Legara Surname

170,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Legara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,4331:41,6106,566
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Legara (32) may also be a first name.

Legara Last Name Facts

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

Legara occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 170,145th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,875,906 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Legara are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Legara is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 32 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,433 people, or 1 in 41,610. In The Philippines Legara is most prevalent in: Central Visayas, where 26 percent are found, Davao Region, where 15 percent are found and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Legara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Legara has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 14 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legara Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Legara earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 99.17% more than the national average, earning $85,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $53,860 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legarra92823/
Legaray92185/
Legarza92140/
Leygara9253/
Leghara925/
Legarea922/
Legarat921/
Llegara921/
Legaroa921/
Leagara921/
Lekgara921/
Legarrea86114/
Leegarza862/
Legarraa861/
Leingara861/
Legare838,296/
Legari83809/
Legora83765/
Legera83508/
Lagara83280/
Logara83235/
Legary83212/
Ligara83136/
Legaro8336/
Legaré8323/
L'Hegarat8013/
Lehegarat8011/
Legario772,184/
Leghari772,141/
Ligaray771,506/
Lekgari771,222/
Lekgare77189/
Legarre77177/
Lisgara77106/
Legares7783/
Legaree7758/
Legarie7756/
Legoura7740/
Lagarra7726/
Lagaray7712/
Legarri7712/
Legaret776/
Lekgera776/
Lekgora776/
Leegari774/
Legarey774/
Leagare774/
Legarer773/
Legaire773/
Legaros773/
Laghara773/
Lehgari773/
Ligaraj772/
Ligarza772/
Legarge772/
Logarai772/
Leghary772/
Legahri772/
Legarez772/
Llegari772/
L'egare771/
Leegare771/
Legared771/
Legarze771/
Leggera771/
Legarou771/
Lagarai771/
Lysgara771/
Legiera771/
Lehgaro771/
Legargo771/
Lesgari771/
Lyagara771/
Llegaro771/
Legarry770/
Leggary770/
Lagairay711,249/
Lisgaras71126/
Lysgaras7122/
Legarrie7121/
Leeghari7121/
Logharaj7114/
Leghares714/
Lekgarie713/
Legarret712/
Leshgari712/
Leangare711/
Legareth711/
Leggaret711/
Legoirah711/
Llegario711/
Lekgerai711/
Lagaerra711/
Lagarrea711/
Lagharau711/
Lhegaret711/
Leaghari711/
Legharee711/
Legahari711/
Leageare710/
Ligarroa710/
Legueira710/
Lagera671,973/
Ligari671,332/
Legore67919/
Ligare67770/
Legori67392/
Légaré67341/
Logora67276/
Lagaro67175/
Lagora67174/
Ligora67171/
Logera67153/
Ligaro67129/
Legoro6780/
Legero6761/
Ligera6739/
Lygera6725/
Legory6716/
Ligary6715/
L'Hegaret676/
Logaro675/
Ligarò672/
Legheiraa671/
Legueiraa671/
Lehegaret671/
Légora671/

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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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  • 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 Legara
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