Legden Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mongolia | 226 | 1:12,501 | 1,677 |
| Bhutan | 3 | 1:205,346 | 1,091 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
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.
Legden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legden Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Legden (Tibetan: ལེགས་ལྡན།) occurs more in Mongolia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Legden.
How Common Is The Last Name Legden? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,061,269th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. The surname Legden is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Legden live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Mongolo-Asia. Legden is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 40 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Mongolia, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 12,501. Not including Mongolia Legden occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Bhutan, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Legden Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Legden in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལེགས་ལྡན། | lekden | 66.67 |
| ལེགས་ལྡན་ | lekden | 33.33 |
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