Legden Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mongolia
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Legden Surname Definition:

LEGIDEN: An old surname in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire. Probably from the croft of Legisden (Retours, Aberdeen, 1683), now Leggetsden near Pitcaple.

Legden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mongolia2261:12,5011,677
Bhutan31:205,3461,091
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England11:24,375,369195,128

Legden (40) may also be a first name.

Legden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

LEGIDEN: An old surname in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire. Probably from the croft of Legisden (Retours, Aberdeen, 1683), now Leggetsden near Pitcaple.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Legden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legden (Tibetan: ལེགས་ལྡན།) occurs more in Mongolia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legden? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,061,269th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Legden reside; 96 percent reside in East Asia and 96 percent reside in Mongolo-Asia. Legden is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 40 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Mongolia, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 12,501. Not including Mongolia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Bhutan, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leingden860/
Lagden83706/
Lekden8351/
Ligden8345/
Legdin8314/
Legdem831/
Logden831/
Lagdaen776/
Ligdn731/
Lokden67310/
Lägdén675/
Legdim673/
Lagdin671/
Lögdin671/
Lakdaen628/
Lackden626/
Lhakden621/
Lygdynova5336/
Leqdim5010/
Lakdin508/
Lokdin501/

Legden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legden in the Tibetan language
ལེགས་ལྡན།lekden66.67
ལེགས་ལྡན་lekden33.33

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