Legas Surname

153,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Legas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Philippines2501:404,95351,672
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
Transnistria1091:4,355761
Russia781:1,847,731118,322
Taiwan661:355,2232,819
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Moldova121:296,78124,445
France101:6,642,272293,169
Lithuania81:379,32417,382
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
England21:27,859,030389,889
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Micronesia11:106,2431,380

Legas (13,893) may also be a first name.

Legas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legas (Russian: Легась) is found most in Ethiopia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Legas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 153,300th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,540,985 people. The surname Legas is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Legas reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Legas is also the 48,879th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 13,893 people.

Legas is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Apart from Ethiopia this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Legas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Legas surname are 6.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.13% registered with the party.

Legas earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.7% more than the national average, earning $56,397 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legase91252/
Leagas91211/
Legast9192/
Legass9119/
Leggas9117/
Legats9112/
Legasp9112/
Legasd916/
Llegas915/
Liegas914/
Legais913/
Legasc912/
Leigas911/
Leugas911/
Legaas911/
Legash911/
Legaus910/
Lega898,936/
Legasse83258/
Lekgase831/
Legatse831/
Liegais830/
Leggats830/
Legaise830/
Ligas806,020/
Legat803,657/
Lagas803,231/
Legay801,827/
Legaz801,660/
Leuga80570/
Legha80518/
Logas80300/
Legac80278/
Legau80244/
Liega80199/
Llega80173/
Leiga80167/
Legos80159/
Legah80141/
Legai80139/
Legad80139/
Leyga8075/
Leaga8068/
Lygas8051/
Legga8051/
Legoa8029/
Legaj8025/
Leega8019/
Lehga8014/
Lesga805/
Legaa803/
Lekga802/
Lejga801/
Legap801/
Legasova7782/
Legaisse771/
Llagas7316,274/
Lekgau733,507/
Leggat731,863/
Lekgoa73599/
Legaux73418/
Legatt73311/
Legace73289/
Leigha73234/
Logash73218/
Liagas73212/
Llegos73199/
Legaid73173/
Legois73167/
Lagass73154/
Leinga73128/
Liogas73113/
Legait7384/
Legach7381/
Legaud7367/
Luigas7361/
Leanga7351/
Logaus7349/
Liegau7349/
Logais7340/
Legosz7329/
Leagay7329/
Ligase7327/
Lehgay7325/
Leggay7324/
Lagais7324/
Lesgaa7322/
Ligais7322/
Loghas7320/
Legaut7317/
Legatz7316/
Legahe7312/
Lagaas7311/
Llegad7311/
Leagea7310/
Leygat7310/
Lyagas739/
Lagash739/
Legost739/
Leggos738/
Legacz738/
Leegay738/
Laggas737/
Leggau735/
Le'gat735/
Legose734/
Leggah733/
Lekgay733/
Leghad732/
Leigoa732/
Leagai732/
Leghat732/
Liegos732/
Legaix732/
Lechga732/
Legosh731/
Liegha731/
Lagahs731/
Leagad731/
Leagha731/
Leagos731/
Leegat731/
Leghha731/
Leguea731/
Laygas731/
Leigah731/
Leggaa731/
Llogas731/
Lyghas731/
Hlekga731/
Leigai731/
Leghai731/
Leghay731/
Leghea731/
Legoss731/
Legarz731/
Legatš731/
Laagas731/
Ligats731/
Leugos731/
Leegai731/
Leagoa731/
Legous731/
Lhogas731/
Lygast730/
Ligaus730/
Legashova7181/
Leghaisse711/
Legault6721,014/
Lego6711,478/
Liga674,754/
Leggatt672,264/
Lyga67871/
Legotse67252/
Liegois67114/
Luingas6769/
Legoshe6747/
Laigast6738/
Leighat6729/
Leingai6715/
Leghath6715/
Légasse6712/
Leghait679/
Léga679/
Loghais676/
Lliagas675/
Lekgooa675/
Lllagas674/
Līga674/
Lèga672/
Ligasse671/
Leghost671/
Legosse671/
Leigatt671/
Leighah671/
Laheiga671/
Llyagas671/
Llagaas671/
Läga671/
Líga671/
Legache671/
Legaitė671/
Laghais671/
Leghous671/
Lagahas671/
Leegaah671/
Leaguea670/
Loingas670/
Laghaus670/

Legas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legas in the Russian language
Легасьlegas-

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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 Legas
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