Legasa Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
South Africa

Legasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1491:679,45169,999
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
Spain1111:421,19022,576
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
France51:13,284,544357,392
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Legasa (1,176) may also be a first name.

Legasa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legasa is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Legasa.

How Common Is The Last Name Legasa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 659,458th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Legasa live; 33 percent live in Southeast Asia and 32 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Legasa is also the 231,499th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 1,176 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 679,451. In The Philippines Legasa is primarily concentrated in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 65 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 7 percent live and Western Visayas, where 6 percent live. Barring The Philippines this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent live and Spain, where 24 percent live.

Legasa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Legasa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Legasa last name increased 106 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legasa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Legasa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.93% less than the national average, earning R 133,248 per year and in United States they earn 32.88% more than the national average, earning $57,338 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legaisa9244/
Legassa9237/
Lekgasa9217/
Legasca925/
Legaesa921/
Legasay921/
Leagaisa861/
Legaza83541/
Legase83252/
Legasi83133/
Lagasa8388/
Logasa8332/
Legaso8319/
Legasy8313/
Ligasa838/
Legesa836/
Leghayssa801/
Leghaissa801/
Legasse77258/
Legotsa77171/
Legarza77140/
Lagassa77124/
Legasey7754/
Legessa7737/
Ligatsa7724/
Legazza776/
Legassy775/
Legassi775/
Legasei773/
Ligasca772/
Legazap772/
Legasoi772/
Lagasha772/
Lekgesa772/
Legacia771/
Legasci771/
Logasha771/
Legasee771/
Llagasa771/
Légassa771/
Legossa771/
Legasco771/
Laggasa771/
Lekgase771/
Ligasha771/
Legatse771/
Legazas771/
Lekgasi771/
Legaise770/
Legasie770/
Legaser770/
Legassie71298/
Legassey71147/
Legacies712/
Leegarza712/
Legassee712/
Legaisse711/
Legacy672,212/
Legeza671,155/
Legazo67434/
Legace67289/
Legoza67147/
Lagaso6794/
Lagosa6786/
Legaci6773/
Lagaza6772/
Logosa6734/
Legeso6730/
Ligase6727/
Lagasseau6721/
Logaza6716/
Logesa678/
Ligesa676/
Ligasi676/
Lagesa676/
Legose674/
Ligaso673/
Legosi672/
Legueyssa671/
Legaissou671/
Lesgassey671/
Legazhzha671/
Leggassie671/
Leghaisse671/
Legajo671/
Laghaisay671/
Ligaza671/
Legoso671/
Legoja671/
Lygasi671/

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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 Legasa
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