Legaspe Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Legaspe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legaspe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3481:290,91441,719
Mexico2411:515,0469,128
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Legaspe (17) may also be a first name.

Legaspe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legaspe is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legaspe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 470,770th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,220,962 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Legaspe are found; 49 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 17 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 348 people, or 1 in 290,914. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Northern Mindanao, where 20 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 15 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Legaspe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Legaspe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legaspe last name expanded 5,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legaspe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Legaspe surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Legaspe earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.54% more than the national average, earning $56,328 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legaspie937/
Legape9220/
Legasp9212/
Legaspi8679,069/
Legaspy86255/
Legazpe86133/
Ligaspe8691/
Lagaspe862/
Legaspa861/
Legap831/
Leagaspi8013/
Legasppy806/
Laegaspi803/
Legaspiz802/
Lesgaspi802/
Legaspip801/
Legaspio801/
Legaaspi801/
Loegaspi801/
Lagaspie801/
Ligaspie801/
Legaspii801/
Legauper801/
Legapi77117/
Leugap771/
D'Legaspi752/
Legazpi71774/
Ligaspi71208/
Lagaspi7136/
Legazpy7123/
Logaspi714/
Legespi713/
Lesgapi712/
Legáspy711/
Legapaa711/
Ligap6736/
Legazzpi6716/
Legab676/
Legazppy676/
Lekgapha671/
Legazpiz671/
Ligaaspi671/

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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 Legaspe
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