Legason Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Legason Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legason Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1901:532,83360,943
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Legason Last Name Facts

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

Legason is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legason? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,222,957th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Legason are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Legason is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 532,833. In The Philippines Legason is mostly found in: Northern Mindanao, where 53 percent reside, Eastern Visayas, where 20 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 6 percent reside. Beside The Philippines this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legasion9311/
Legascon931/
Legascion883/
Ligason86578/
Legasan86156/
Legazon8631/
Legajon865/
Legacion801,049/
Ligasion803/
Legasung801/
Legasang801/
Legacione758/
Ligasan71864/
Ligazon7164/
Ligasen716/
Ligacion6792/
Lekgatshane6717/
Legozane671/
Ligashane631/
Ligosan571/
Ligosom570/

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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 Legason
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