Legare Surname

60,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Legare Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada5,9961:6,145895
United States1,8571:195,18519,268
South Africa2321:233,52524,103
India1331:5,767,409137,347
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
France61:11,070,454349,096
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2631:190,94616,781

The alternate forms: Legaré (23) & Légaré (341) are calculated separately.

Legare (194) may also be a first name.

Legare Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legare (Marathi: लेगरे) occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Legaré or Légaré. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legare? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 60,695th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 878,441 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Legare reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Legare is also the 651,944th most common first name in the world, held by 194 people.

The last name Legare is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 5,996 people, or 1 in 6,145. In Canada Legare is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 89 percent live, Ontario, where 5 percent live and British Columbia, where 3 percent live. Excluding Canada this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Legare Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Legare has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Legare last name increased 706 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legare Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Legare surname are 2.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.28% being registered with the political party.

The amount Legare earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.93% less than the national average, earning R 128,496 per year; in United States they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $43,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.05% less than the national average, earning $42,701 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legaré9423/
Lekgare92189/
Legarre92177/
Legares9283/
Legaree9258/
Legarie9256/
Laegare9213/
Legaret926/
Legarey924/
Leagare924/
Legarer923/
Legaire923/
Legarge922/
Legarez922/
Legarea922/
L'egare921/
Leegare921/
Legared921/
Legarze921/
Legeare920/
Legar91508/
Légaré89341/
Legarrea86114/
Legarrie8621/
Leghares864/
Lekgarie863/
Legarret862/
Leangare861/
Legareth861/
Leggaret861/
Lhegaret861/
Legharee861/
Leageare860/
Lagare837,413/
Legere835,846/
Legara832,534/
Legore83919/
Legard83836/
Legari83809/
Ligare83770/
Legary83212/
Legair83137/
Legart8368/
Logare8368/
Lehgar8318/
Leagar8316/
Legire839/
Leigar836/
Leghar835/
Legère835/
Leegar831/
Leggar831/
Hlegar831/
Leygar831/
Liegar831/
Legére831/
Legarz831/
Lesgar831/
Lekgar831/
Leugar830/
Legarr830/
L'Hegaret806/
Lehegaret801/
Legario772,184/
Leghari772,141/
Lechgar771,357/
Lekgari771,222/
Legarra77823/
Legaray77185/
Legaard77179/
Legarza77140/
Leghart77133/
Leegard77107/
Lagarre77105/
Leggire7776/
Lesgart7771/
Leggard7771/
Leggore7759/
Leygara7753/
Laghare7730/
Leigart7728/
Leigard7720/
Leggere7716/
Leagard7713/
Legarri7712/
Legarht7711/
Lagarie7710/
Leahgar779/
Legiere777/
Lagarey777/
Legardt777/
Laigare776/
Legorje776/
Lagaare775/
Legerie775/
Leghara775/
Leegari774/
Lekgere774/
Legerre773/
Ligares773/
Lehgari773/
Leggart772/
Leghair772/
Leangar772/
Lighare772/
Leghary772/
Legahri772/
Ligaire772/
Legoure772/
Llegari772/
Lekgore772/
Lesgard771/
Loghare771/
Lagaire771/
Leingar771/
Legaurt771/
Legeara771/
Logarie771/
Llegara771/
Legeyre771/
Legoree771/
Legorge771/
Legorre771/
Legaroa771/
Leagara771/
Lagahre771/
Lagaree771/
Laggare771/
Ligarie771/
Lesgari771/
Lekgara771/
Legorie771/
Lokgare771/
Ligareh771/
Legarry770/
Leegart770/
Leagere770/
Leggary770/
Leegarrett751/
Ligar73133/
Lygar7358/
Legor7351/
Leegaard71407/
Lechghar71207/
Leeghari7121/
Leggerie7113/
Legierre7111/
Lagharee717/
Llegaard714/
Legarová713/
Leegarrd713/
Leegarza712/
Leshgari712/
Lehghart712/
Loeghary711/
Legarraa711/
Legorret711/
Leigaard711/
Legoureh711/
Llegario711/
Lejgaard711/
Lehgaard711/
Lagarrea711/
Lagharey711/
Leaghari711/
Legahari711/
Legorett710/
Lagari671,618/
Ligari671,332/
Legora67765/
Lagore67449/
Legori67392/
Logere67217/
Logari67171/
Lagere67166/
Ligara67136/
Ligere67116/
Lagary6783/
Laigar6763/
Lejsgaard6748/
Ligard6740/
Ligore6739/
Øllegaard6736/
Légère6735/
Legárt6729/
Lehgor6724/
Legárd6724/
Ligart6716/
Legory6716/
Ligary6715/
Logore6714/
Leisgaard6711/
Lisgar677/
Logary676/
Légard674/
Legord673/
Leagor673/
Legeri672/
Leugor671/
Laygar671/
Loygar671/
Geelehgar671/
Légere671/
Lesgoires671/
Legourech671/
Ligire671/
Leighhart670/

Legare Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legare in the Marathi language
लेगरेlegare93.97
लेगारेlegare3.02
लगरेlagare3.02

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Footnotes

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