Legase Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Legase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
Botswana991:22,0904,408
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Legase (2,083) may also be a first name.

Legase Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legase is found most in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legase? popularity and diffusion

Legase is the 1,009,375th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Legase live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 165,032nd most prevalent given name on earth, held by 2,083 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 492,525. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 67 percent are found, Gauteng, where 18 percent are found and Free State, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Legase occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 39 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 14 percent are found.

Legase Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Legase has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Legase surname rose 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legase Last Name Statistics demography

Legase earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.46% less than the national average, earning R 103,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legasse92258/
Legasey9254/
Legasei923/
Legasee921/
Lekgase921/
Legatse921/
Legaser920/
Legasie920/
Legaise920/
Legas912,868/
Legassie86298/
Legassey86147/
Legassee862/
Legaisse861/
Legese8383,635/
Legasa83456/
Legaje83291/
Legace83289/
Leagas83211/
Legasi83133/
Lagase8395/
Legast8392/
Ligase8327/
Legage8324/
Legass8319/
Leggas8317/
Legise8316/
Legasy8313/
Legats8312/
Legasp8312/
Legasd836/
Logase835/
Llegas835/
Legose834/
Liegas834/
Legais833/
Leigas831/
Leugas831/
Legaas831/
Legash831/
Legaus830/
Lesgassey801/
Legayisse801/
Leggassie801/
Leghaisse801/
Legesse77149,856/
Lagasse775,670/
Legotse77252/
Lagaise7761/
Legacie7756/
Legoshe7747/
Lagaese7747/
Legaisa7744/
Legassa7737/
Legacey7729/
Lekgasa7717/
Leggese7715/
Légasse7712/
Legishe779/
Leigise777/
Lagashe776/
Legassi775/
Legassy775/
Logasse774/
Legisie773/
Leghage773/
Legasoi772/
Legisse772/
Logashe771/
Ligasse771/
Lagasee771/
Laghase771/
Legacee771/
Legarze771/
Legasci771/
Legosse771/
Legache771/
Legasay771/
Lagasei771/
Lekgasi771/
Lekgaze771/
Lekgese771/
Legesea771/
Leegese771/
Ligasie771/
Liegais770/
Leggats770/
Legesey770/
Ligas736,020/
Legaz731,660/
Legos73159/
Lygas7351/
Lagaisse71371/
Lagassie71291/
Lagassey7185/
Legasova7182/
Lagassee7142/
Lagaesse7135/
Leggesse7122/
Laghasse7122/
Legayasa7113/
Legousse7111/
Leghaage715/
Legessie714/
Lagausie713/
Liegiese713/
Legacies712/
Leghisse712/
Logassee712/
Llagasse711/
Leegaage711/
Leagaisa711/
Lesgages711/
Lhegesse710/
Logose6727,550/
Legacy672,212/
Lagasi67663/
Legaza67541/
Lagaze67387/
Llegos67199/
Legois67167/
Legoza67147/
Liogas67113/
Legach6781/
Legashova6781/
Legaci6773/
Luigas6761/
Legosz6729/
Ligais6722/
Laigaisse6722/
Logese6721/
Lagese6720/
Ligaje6720/
Legoje6718/
Legatz6716/
Logasi6716/
Legaji6715/
Legost679/
Leggos678/
Legacz678/
Lagose678/
Ligasa678/
Ligasi676/
Legece673/
Laggassey672/
Legoze672/
Liegos672/
Legaix672/
Legosi672/
Legosh671/
Ligise671/
Lagasy671/
Laggassee671/
Leagos671/
Leghaissa671/
Leghayssa671/
Laygas671/
Logaze671/
Lygasi671/
Lyghas671/
Legoss671/
Legoussie671/
Legacé671/
Legatš671/
Ligats671/
Ligose671/
Leugos671/
Legoge671/
Legous671/
Lygast670/
Legesy670/
Ligaus670/

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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 Legase
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