Legarda Surname

50,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Legarda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legarda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia4,1321:11,5621,156
Philippines2,3661:42,7896,815
Ecuador1,3011:12,2261,950
Mexico1,0971:113,1513,979
United States5791:626,00950,526
Spain4491:104,1258,406
Argentina1641:260,63121,036
Peru401:794,60317,297
Venezuela371:816,32613,210
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England41:13,929,515290,718
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Legarda (146) may also be a first name.

Legarda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legarda has its highest incidence in Colombia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legarda? popularity and diffusion

Legarda is the 50,184th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 712,370 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Legarda live; 56 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 763,528th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 146 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is borne by 4,132 people, or 1 in 11,562. In Colombia it is mostly found in: Nariño Department, where 35 percent reside, Antioquia Department, where 31 percent reside and Valle del Cauca Department, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Colombia this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 23 percent reside and Ecuador, where 13 percent reside.

Legarda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Legarda last name are 6.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.7% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Legarda earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 82.24% more than the national average, earning S/. 35,327 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.49% less than the national average, earning $19,640,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 11.35% less than the national average, earning $38,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legaurda932/
Leagarda930/
Lagarda864,004/
Legarde863,015/
Legardo86352/
Ligarda86286/
Legardy86121/
Legardi8623/
Logarda864/
Legerda863/
Legardè861/
Legorda861/
Leagardo809/
Legardes808/
Legardez804/
Legardos801/
Legarder801/
Legardie801/
Legardee800/
Legourdas7521/
Leingarde7517/
Leegardie751/
Ligardo71554/
Lagardo71290/
Ligarde7175/
Ligardi7117/
Logorda7115/
Lagorda716/
Lagerda713/
Logardo713/
Legorde711/
Ligardes6754/
Lyagardo673/
Legourde672/
Loghardey636/
Lagordo57212/
Ligordi5782/
Lagerdo573/
Légárdy572/
Légárdi571/
Ligordie531/
Ligourdi531/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legarda
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