Legates Surname

656,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Legates Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legates Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4261:850,84364,837
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Legates Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legates is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Legates.

How Common Is The Last Name Legates? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 656,126th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 15,877,006 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Legates live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Legates is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 426 people, or 1 in 850,843. In The United States Legates is most prevalent in: Delaware, where 27 percent live, Maryland, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Legates Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Legates has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legates last name grew 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legates Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Legates surname are 30.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.61% registered with the political party.

Legates earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $46,336 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legate921,955/
Leggate861,205/
Legaste86509/
Legatis8691/
Lekgate8678/
Legathe8618/
Legatie8617/
Ligates8612/
Lagates8610/
Le'gate868/
Leegate867/
Legatte865/
Legetes861/
Legatec861/
Legaite861/
Legater860/
Leygate860/
Lekgathe8021/
Lesgaste801/
Leggatte801/
Leggater800/
Legote77847/
Ligate77453/
Legati77452/
Legata77192/
Lygate7786/
Legaty770/
Legathtie750/
Legoute71126/
Legatti7193/
Legatic7172/
Legotte7141/
Legasti7136/
Lekgata7133/
Ligetes717/
Ligatis716/
Lighate714/
Legatha712/
Lagatis711/
Legothe711/
Loygate711/
Ligayte711/
Legasty711/
Legatoa711/
Legazti711/
Leigaty711/
Ligaste711/
Legatta710/
Leggaty710/
Liggate710/
Leygoute6732/
Luigaste6720/
Lighathe6716/
Lekgothe675/
Legoutte674/
Lekgathi672/
Lygaitis672/
Leingati671/
Liogaite671/
Legote'e671/
Legouter671/
Ligaitis671/
Lekgatha671/

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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 Legates
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