Legath Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Legath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
Germany1541:522,76344,015
Austria851:100,18214,475
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Legáth (69) are calculated separately.

Legath Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legath is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Legáth. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legath? popularity and diffusion

The surname Legath is the 591,720th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Legath are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 248 people, or 1 in 1,461,528. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 44 percent live, Wisconsin, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Legath occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent live and Austria, where 16 percent live.

Legath Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Legath are 20.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.31% registered with the party.

The amount Legath earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $46,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.69% less than the national average, earning $47,852 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legáth9469/
Legathe9218/
Leghath9215/
Legat913,657/
Lekgathe8621/
Legate831,955/
Leggat831,863/
Legatt83311/
Legast8392/
Legait8384/
Liegat8360/
Legaut8317/
Legatz8316/
Legats8312/
Leygat8310/
Le'gat835/
Leghat832/
Logath831/
Leegat831/
Legoth831/
Legatš831/
Lagath831/
Legathová803/
Legathova801/
Leggatt772,264/
Leggate771,205/
Legaste77509/
Lekgate7778/
Liegaut7744/
Leighat7729/
Leghait779/
Le'gate778/
Leegate777/
Legatte775/
Lygatch771/
Leigatt771/
Legaite771/
Legaitė771/
Laigath771/
Legothe771/
Leggats770/
Leygate770/
Lagat7336,549/
Legát73336/
Ligat73266/
Legad73139/
Legot73101/
Légat7347/
Logat7325/
Lègat733/
Legatova7117/
Lighathe7116/
Legatová7116/
Ligatsch7112/
Lekgothe715/
Leighatt711/
Leggatte711/
Lesgaste711/
Legote67847/
Ligate67453/
Ligayt67247/
Legout67210/
Legaid67173/
Lagait67130/
Liggat67118/
Legaud6767/
Legott6748/
Laghat6734/
Laigat6728/
Legáthová6727/
Lagatt6720/
Laggat6716/
Ligait6712/
Llegad6711/
Legost679/
Logatt679/
Leggot678/
Legacz678/
Legasd676/
Liagat675/
Loghat674/
Légaut674/
Logahd673/
Leghad672/
Lhagat672/
Logait672/
Logoth672/
Ligatt671/
Leagad671/
Loggat671/
Legoit671/
Legoût671/
Lagoth671/
Lagaat671/
Lagahd671/
Ligats671/
Lighat671/
Lesgot671/
Liegot671/
Lygast670/
Lacgat670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legath
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