Legatos Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Legatos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legatos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1251:88,63814,987
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Legatos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legatos is found most frequently in Greece. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legatos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,028,911th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Legatos reside; 53 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

It is most frequently held in Greece, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 88,638. In Greece Legatos is primarily found in: Attica, where 66 percent live, Ionian Islands, where 28 percent live and North Aegean, where 3 percent live. Other than Greece this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Legatos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Legatos has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 809 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legatos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Legatos surname are 34.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88% being registered with the party.

The amount Legatos earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.72% more than the national average, earning $48,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.12% less than the national average, earning $45,154 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legato921,456/
Legasto86626/
Legatou8691/
Legatto8651/
Lagatos8635/
Legatoc8627/
Ligatos868/
Lekgato867/
Legatoa861/
Legatus861/
Logatos861/
Lygatos861/
Lekgatho80212/
Ligato771,316/
Legata77192/
Legoto7717/
Leghattas751/
Lekgoto7199/
Lekgata7133/
Legotho7118/
Legosto715/
Legatha712/
Legotto711/
Ligatou711/
Ligatas711/
Lagatoz711/
Legasta711/
Legatta710/
Lekgotho6770/
Lagoutos6739/
Logathas6724/
Logattas673/
Leegotto672/
Legostaj672/
Logothos671/
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 Legatos
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis