Legaña Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Legaña Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 34 | 1:2,977,595 | 140,497 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Legana (80) are calculated separately.
Legaña Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legaña Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Legaña occurs most in The Philippines. It can be rendered as a variant: Legana. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legaña? popularity and diffusion
The surname Legaña is the 3,323,005th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. Legaña is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Legaña are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,977,595. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 53 percent reside, Central Visayas, where 21 percent reside and Caraga, where 15 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Spain, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legana | 94 | 80 | / |
| Legañoa | 92 | 66 | / |
| Legañia | 92 | 3 | / |
| Lagaña | 83 | 1,205 | / |
| Logaña | 83 | 341 | / |
| Ligaña | 83 | 2 | / |
| Leganga | 77 | 567 | / |
| Legania | 77 | 340 | / |
| Leganya | 77 | 161 | / |
| Leganad | 77 | 143 | / |
| Leganoa | 77 | 20 | / |
| Legayna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Leganea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leganna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leganja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legaani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legaina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lekgana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leghana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legagna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leganau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legań | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lekganya | 71 | 26 | / |
| Leghaina | 71 | 17 | / |
| Leighana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lagana | 67 | 9,802 | / |
| Legane | 67 | 168 | / |
| Legani | 67 | 138 | / |
| Logana | 67 | 135 | / |
| Legena | 67 | 125 | / |
| Ligana | 67 | 85 | / |
| Legano | 67 | 58 | / |
| Logaño | 67 | 39 | / |
| Legona | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lagaño | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leighanna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Legany | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leghannia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legané | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligoña | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Legaña
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