Legato Surname
Approximately 1,456 people bear this surname
Legato Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 660 | 1:92,662 | 15,969 |
| United States | 511 | 1:709,313 | 55,985 |
| Argentina | 122 | 1:350,356 | 27,444 |
| Philippines | 107 | 1:946,152 | 83,691 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Legato (38) may also be a first name.
Legato Demographics
Average Legato Salary in
United States
$49,291 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Legato Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legato Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Legato is found most frequently in Italy. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legato? popularity and diffusion
It is the 268,122nd most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,005,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Legato live; 45 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 45 percent live in Italic Europe. Legato is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.
It is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 660 people, or 1 in 92,662. In Italy Legato is mostly found in: Calabria, where 64 percent live, Piedmont, where 12 percent live and Lombardy, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Italy it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.
Legato Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Legato has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Legato last name increased 6,388 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Legato Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Legato surname are 0.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.72% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Legato earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 19.12% less than the national average, earning €24,287 per year; in United States they earn 14.23% more than the national average, earning $49,291 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.05% more than the national average, earning $55,670 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legasto | 92 | 626 | / |
| Legatos | 92 | 245 | / |
| Legatou | 92 | 91 | / |
| Legatto | 92 | 51 | / |
| Lekgato | 92 | 7 | / |
| Legatoa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lekgatho | 86 | 212 | / |
| Ligato | 83 | 1,316 | / |
| Legata | 83 | 192 | / |
| Legoto | 83 | 17 | / |
| Lekgoto | 77 | 99 | / |
| Lekgata | 77 | 33 | / |
| Legotho | 77 | 18 | / |
| Ligatos | 77 | 8 | / |
| Legosto | 77 | 5 | / |
| Legatha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Legotto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ligatou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lygatos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legasta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legatta | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lekgotho | 71 | 70 | / |
| Leegotto | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lekgatha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligata | 67 | 400 | / |
| Ligoto | 67 | 35 | / |
| Legota | 67 | 7 | / |
| Legateaux | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leghattas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legatheaux | 63 | 5 | / |
| Ligotho | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ligayta | 62 | 2 | / |
| Legotta | 62 | 2 | / |
| Lekgota | 62 | 2 | / |
| Legouta | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ligatas | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ligatha | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lighatha | 57 | 21 | / |
| Lekgotha | 57 | 1 | / |
| Laingayta | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ligota | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Legato
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