Legault Surname

25,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Legault Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legault Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada18,1491:2,030215
United States2,6101:138,87314,475
France1191:558,17475,634
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Singapore171:323,98313,856
England121:4,643,172139,951
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Legault (20) may also be a first name.

Legault Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legault is found most frequently in Canada. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Legault.

How Common Is The Last Name Legault? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 25,644th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 346,795 people. The last name Legault is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Legault reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Legault is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name globally, borne by 20 people.

The last name is most common in Canada, where it is held by 18,149 people, or 1 in 2,030. In Canada Legault is most numerous in: Quebec, where 74 percent live, Ontario, where 20 percent live and British Columbia, where 2 percent live. Other than Canada this last name occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Legault Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Legault has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Legault last name rose 7,909 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legault Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Legault last name are 3.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Legault earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $46,088 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.73% less than the national average, earning $45,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liegault9327/
Leagault933/
Legaut9217/
Legalt922/
Legult921/
Leageault881/
Ligault86174/
Leggalt860/
Legat833,657/
Legut83664/
Legau83244/
Legueult805/
Lekgau773,507/
Leggat771,863/
Legaux77418/
Legatt77311/
Legout77210/
Legast7792/
Legait7784/
Legaud7767/
Liegau7749/
Legatz7716/
Legats7712/
Leygat7710/
Leggau775/
Le'gat775/
Légaut774/
Legeat772/
Leghat772/
Leegat771/
Leggut771/
Leguld771/
Legust771/
Legald771/
Legatš771/
Ligult771/
Leguut771/
Legaue770/
Legaus770/
Lega738,936/
Legu73630/
Leggatt712,264/
Leggeat7136/
Leighat7129/
Leghath7115/
Leghait719/
Legouet714/
Legueut714/
Leigatt711/
Legaitė711/
Legajuo711/
Leghout711/
Leggats710/
Leggolt710/
Legas672,868/
Legae672,239/
Legay671,827/
Legaz671,660/
Leuga67570/
Legha67518/
Ligau67500/
Legou67433/
Legát67336/
Ligat67266/
Liega67199/
Llega67173/
Leiga67167/
Leghu67152/
Legah67141/
Legus67140/
Legai67139/
Legad67139/
Legot67101/
Leyga6775/
Leaga6768/
Legga6751/
Legea6748/
Légat6747/
Leagu6740/
Legoa6729/
Legaj6725/
Leega6719/
Ligut6717/
Lehga6714/
Leguz677/
Leegayat676/
Lesga675/
Leigu674/
Lhegu674/
Legaa673/
Lègat673/
Hlegu673/
Leegu672/
Leguá672/
Lekga672/
Lejga671/
Legud671/
Legux671/
Leighatt671/
Leigholt671/
Legouiet671/
Leguë671/
Leguh671/
Legap671/
Leighust670/

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Legault Reference & Research

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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 Legault
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