Legaza Surname

580,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Legaza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legaza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
Spain1891:247,36515,898
Chile211:838,88017,964
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Legaza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legaza is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legaza? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 580,291st most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,470,510 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Legaza live; 58 percent live in Central Africa and 58 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Legaza is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 234,538. Excluding The DR Congo Legaza occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 35 percent reside and Chile, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legarza92140/
Legazza926/
Legazap922/
Legazas921/
Leegarza862/
Legeza831,155/
Legasa83456/
Legazo83434/
Legoza83147/
Lagaza8372/
Logaza8316/
Ligaza831/
Legazhzha801/
Legedza77104/
Legieza7779/
Legaisa7744/
Legassa7737/
Lekgasa7717/
Legasca775/
Lagazai772/
Ligarza772/
Legasay771/
Legacia771/
Legarze771/
Legazop771/
Lagazza771/
Loigaza771/
Hlagaza771/
Lekgaze771/
Legaesa771/
Lagazay771/
Leghaage715/
Leegaage711/
Leagaisa711/
Lagazo671,854/
Legaje67291/
Legace67289/
Ligeza67254/
Legase67252/
Legasi67133/
Lagasa6788/
Legaci6773/
Logoza6753/
Logasa6732/
Lagoza6732/
Lageza6725/
Legage6724/
Legaso6719/
Legaji6715/
Legasy6713/
Ligasa678/
Legezo678/
Legesa676/
Ligazo675/
Ligoza674/
Legoze672/
Leghayssa671/
Leghaissa671/
Legoja671/
Legacé671/
Legajo671/
Ligazi671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legaza
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