Legasov Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Legasov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legasov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Legasov Last Name Facts

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

Legasov (Russian: Легасов) occurs most in Russia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legasov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Legasov reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 3,515,196. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 22 percent live, Republic of Tatarstan, where 22 percent live and Moscow, where 17 percent live. Barring Russia Legasov exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live.

Legasov Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Legasov last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Legasov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legasov in the Russian language
Легасовlegasov-

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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 Legasov
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