Where Does The Last Name Legba Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Legba is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legba? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 104,423^rd most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,621,617 people. The surname Legba is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Legba live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 637,340^th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 202 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 3,625 people, or 1 in 2,851. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 59 percent live, Littoral Department, where 9 percent live and Collines Department, where 8 percent live. Apart from Benin this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Legba Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Legba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Legba last name decreased 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.