Legay Surname
Approximately 1,827 people bear this surname
Legay Surname Definition:
French Le Gai, "the sprightly or cheerful." M. Pierre le Gay was driven from Rochelle by the persecution of the Protestants by Louis XIII. Though he brought little or nothing of his patrimony with him, he was so successful as a merchant, that he bought the estate of West Stoke, co.
Read More About This SurnameLegay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 796 | 1:83,446 | 11,836 |
| United States | 147 | 1:2,465,707 | 151,024 |
| Russia | 145 | 1:993,952 | 76,823 |
| Belgium | 135 | 1:85,160 | 13,333 |
| Liberia | 123 | 1:35,842 | 3,316 |
| Uzbekistan | 98 | 1:315,603 | 8,608 |
| Kazakhstan | 81 | 1:218,302 | 19,901 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| Peru | 33 | 1:963,155 | 18,708 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 23 | 1:259,681 | 23,924 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 1:136,398 | 7,940 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Guyana | 9 | 1:84,691 | 6,279 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Legay (85) may also be a first name.
Legay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
French Le Gai, "the sprightly or cheerful." M. Pierre le Gay was driven from Rochelle by the persecution of the Protestants by Louis XIII. Though he brought little or nothing of his patrimony with him, he was so successful as a merchant, that he bought the estate of West Stoke, co. Sussex. Palmer's Nonconformists' Memorial, ii. 478.
Legay Demographics
Average Legay Salary in
United States
$41,653 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Legay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Legay (Oriya: େଲଗୟ, Russian: Легай) is found most in France. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Legay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Legay is the 222,993rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,988,805 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Legay reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,039,322nd most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 85 people.
Legay is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 796 people, or 1 in 83,446. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 33 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 20 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 10 percent reside. Outside of France this last name occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.
Legay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Legay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Legay last name increased 774 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Legay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Legay last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Legay earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 14.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,140 per year; in United States they earn 3.47% less than the national average, earning $41,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning $49,032 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Legay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Legay in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲଗୟ | elagaya | 92.31 |
| େଲଗାୟ | elagaya | 7.69 |
| Legay in the Russian language | ||
| Легай | legaj | - |
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