Legave Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Legave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France231:2,887,944200,772
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Legave Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legave is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Legave click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legave? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Legave occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Legave reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Legave is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,887,944. In France Legave is most frequent in: Brittany, where 52 percent live, Île-de-France, where 26 percent live and Grand Est, where 4 percent live. Beside France Legave is found in 4 countries. It is also found in China, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legavets861/
Legabe83449/
Lagave8393/
Logave8320/
Legawe8317/
Legive832/
Legavy831/
Lekgabe77357/
Laghave77198/
Legasvi7726/
Laagave7715/
Lohgave778/
Legavha774/
Lagavee771/
Leghabe771/
Legaiva771/
Legheve771/
Lagauve771/
Legovets7119/
Leigaber7118/
Leggover711/
Legawa67904/
Logavi67560/
Legobe67251/
Legoba67127/
Lagawe67102/
Legabi6730/
Logawe6728/
Ligeve6711/
Legowe675/
Legaba673/
Leihgaber673/
Legewe672/
Lagavi672/
Legeue671/
Ligabe671/

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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
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  • 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 Legave
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