Legau Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Legau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 128 | 1:423,263 | 36,588 |
| Botswana | 105 | 1:20,828 | 4,170 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Legau (20) may also be a first name.
Legau Demographics
Average Legau Salary in
South Africa
R 211,860
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Legau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Legau (Hindi: लेगउ) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Legau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Legau is the 1,032,007th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. The last name Legau is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Legau live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Legau is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 20 people.
It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 423,263. In South Africa Legau is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 71 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 10 percent live and Limpopo, where 9 percent live. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 43 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Legau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Legau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legau surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Legau Last Name Statistics demography
Legau earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.85% less than the national average, earning R 211,860 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Legau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Legau in the Hindi language | ||
| लेगउ | lega'u | - |
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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 Legau
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