Lege Surname
Approximately 2,719 people bear this surname
Lege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,149 | 1:315,456 | 28,848 |
| Germany | 593 | 1:135,760 | 16,519 |
| DR Congo | 417 | 1:177,169 | 18,031 |
| Indonesia | 145 | 1:912,063 | 68,055 |
| Papua New Guinea | 53 | 1:153,844 | 21,244 |
| Italy | 47 | 1:1,301,206 | 77,088 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Haiti | 10 | 1:1,068,391 | 11,823 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
The alternate forms: Legé (30), Lège (1), Legè (1), Légé (8) & Légè (1) are calculated separately.
Lege (1,148) may also be a first name.
Lege Demographics
Average Lege Salary in
United States
$40,251 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lege Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lege (Marathi: लेगे, Oriya: େଲେଗ, Russian: Леге) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Legé, Lège, Legè, Légé or Légè. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lege? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 160,371st most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,680,230 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Lege live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lege is also the 234,862nd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 1,148 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,149 people, or 1 in 315,456. In The United States Lege is primarily found in: Louisiana, where 55 percent live, Texas, where 17 percent live and Florida, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Lege exists in 41 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.
Lege Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lege has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lege last name increased 1,209 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lege Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lege surname are 42.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.5% registered to vote for the party.
Lege earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.72% less than the national average, earning $40,251 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lege Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lege in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲେଗ | elega | - |
| Lege in the Marathi language | ||
| लेगे | lege | - |
| Lege in the Russian language | ||
| Леге | lege | - |
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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
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- 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 Lege
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