Legars Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Legars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:7,551,228341,161
France141:4,744,480251,814
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Legars Last Name Facts

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

Legars is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legars? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,091,648th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Legars are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 7,551,228. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 71 percent reside, Indiana, where 10 percent reside and Virginia, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States Legars is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Legars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Legars has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legars surname grew 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legars Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Legars are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Legars earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.18% less than the national average, earning $33,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.14% less than the national average, earning $31,729 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legarse92584/
Leghars92119/
Leagars920/
Lagars8329/
Legers836/
Legors832/
Ligars830/
Logars830/
Leugers77860/
Leigers77259/
Legarce7764/
Legiers7722/
Ligarse775/
Loegers773/
Laghars771/
Legarze771/
Liegers771/
Liggars770/
Ligarsch7117/
Leughers711/
Lleugers711/
Lagers67199/
Lögers67150/
Lagors67110/
Ligers6798/
Logers678/
Lägers672/
Ligors670/
Loggers6292/
Lagerås6220/
Ligarce628/
Legorje626/
Lagiers621/
Laggers621/
Liggers620/
Legourche534/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Legars
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