Legatam Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Legatam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legatam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Legatam Last Name Facts

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

Legatam is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legatam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Legatam is the 3,141,416th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Legatam are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 2,736,168. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 59 percent are found, Western Visayas, where 32 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in China, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legatan864/
Ligatam861/
Legatom861/
Legotan7145/
Legaton717/
Ligatan716/
Lagotam713/
Legotom713/
Ligatom711/
Leegayton631/
Ligaton57159/
Ligotan5777/
Ligotom5740/
Lagotom573/
Liggotan5326/
Ligatong537/
Ligauton531/
Likgatong501/

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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 Legatam
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