Legast Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Legast Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 62 | 1:185,430 | 24,739 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
Legast Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legast Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Legast occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Legast click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legast? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,943,350th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Legast reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
This surname is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 185,430. In Belgium Legast is most prevalent in: Walloon Region, where 73 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 24 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Belgium it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 20 percent are found and France, where 10 percent are found.
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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 Legast
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