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) is found most in Russia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legasov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Legasov occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Legasov live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Legasov is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 3,515,196. In Russia Legasov is mostly concentrated in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 22 percent reside, Republic of Tatarstan, where 22 percent reside and Moscow, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Legasov Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Legasov surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the 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
  • 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 Legasov
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