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

Legatos is found most frequently in Greece. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Legatos.

How Common Is The Last Name Legatos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,028,911th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Legatos are found; 53 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

Legatos is most commonly used in Greece, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 88,638. In Greece Legatos is most common in: Attica, where 66 percent are found, Ionian Islands, where 28 percent are found and North Aegean, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Greece this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Legatos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Legatos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Legatos surname rose 809 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legatos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Legatos surname are 34.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88% 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