Legary Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Legary Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1361:270,92325,472
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Legary (20) may also be a first name.

Legary Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legary occurs most in Canada. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legary? popularity and diffusion

The surname Legary is the 1,136,896th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Legary are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Legary is most commonly used in Canada, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 270,923. In Canada Legary is most frequent in: Manitoba, where 49 percent are found, Ontario, where 31 percent are found and British Columbia, where 12 percent are found. Besides Canada it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Legary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Legary has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legary surname rose 209 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legary Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Legary surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Legary earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $45,279 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.82% less than the national average, earning $43,313 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legaray92185/
Legarey924/
Leghary922/
Legarry920/
Leggary920/
Loeghary861/
Legare838,296/
Legara832,534/
Legari83809/
Lagary8383/
Legaré8323/
Legory8316/
Ligary8315/
Logary836/
Legario772,184/
Leghari772,141/
Ligaray771,506/
Lekgari771,222/
Legarra77823/
Lekgare77189/
Legarre77177/
Legarza77140/
Legares7783/
Legaree7758/
Legarie7756/
Leygara7753/
Lagarry7741/
Laegare7713/
Lighary7713/
Lagaray7712/
Legarri7712/
Lagarey777/
Legaret776/
Laghary776/
Leghara775/
Leegari774/
Leagare774/
Legarer773/
Legaire773/
Lehgari773/
Legarge772/
Legahri772/
Legarez772/
Llegari772/
Legarea772/
L'egare771/
Leegare771/
Legared771/
Legarze771/
Llegara771/
Legaroa771/
Leagara771/
Lesgari771/
Lekgara771/
Lagairay711,249/
Legarrea71114/
Legarrie7121/
Leeghari7121/
Legorhay7110/
Loghariy716/
Leghares714/
Lekgarie713/
Leegarza712/
Legarret712/
Leshgari712/
Leughery711/
Laggarry711/
Leangare711/
Legareth711/
Legarraa711/
Leggaret711/
Leegerry711/
Llegario711/
Lagharey711/
Lhegaret711/
Leaghari711/
Legharee711/
Legahari711/
Leageare710/
Lagare677,413/
Legere675,846/
Lagari671,618/
Ligari671,332/
Legore67919/
Ligare67770/
Legora67765/
Legori67392/
Légaré67341/
Logari67171/
Ligara67136/
Lagory67102/
Logare6768/
Ligory6753/
Lagery6726/
Logory676/
L'Hegaret676/
Legère675/
Legeri672/
Logery671/
Ligery671/
Lehegaret671/
Legére671/

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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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  • 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 Legary
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