Lege Surname

160,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,719 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Lege Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lege Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1491:315,45628,848
Germany5931:135,76016,519
DR Congo4171:177,16918,031
Indonesia1451:912,06368,055
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Italy471:1,301,20677,088
France371:1,795,209158,669
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
India71:109,580,769786,157
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
China51:273,464,31313,838
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

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 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legé9230/
Lège921/
Legè921/
Leger8945,131/
Legge8912,735/
Liege89760/
Leege89536/
Leget89440/
Leges89279/
Laege89238/
Leged89209/
Leage89164/
Legey89128/
Legee8977/
Leige8974/
Ledge8964/
Leuge8963/
Lekge8960/
Legea8948/
Loege8934/
Leghe8932/
Llege8920/
Leyge8919/
Legeć8912/
Legie8910/
Legeň8910/
Legez899/
Legep895/
Legée893/
Legeh891/
Letge891/
Légé838/
Légè831/
Ledger809,326/
Legess801,453/
Liegey80519/
Legieć80503/
Legier80460/
Legget80405/
Leager80288/
Gliege80238/
Legett80200/
Leigey80190/
Legger80188/
Leeger80185/
Legeyt80161/
Leguey80134/
Leiger80120/
Leisge80119/
Leguer80106/
Legeer8085/
Leguet8074/
Legues8057/
Leguee8042/
Leighe8036/
Leggee8035/
Lesger8035/
Lleget8027/
Legies8027/
Leigep8023/
Leguei8021/
Legher8020/
Lleger8017/
Leguez8014/
Legech8012/
Legueh8012/
Leagea8010/
Leyger807/
Leggie805/
Leadge805/
Leghei805/
Legghe804/
Ledget803/
Leange803/
Legedt803/
Legged802/
Lehege802/
Leughe802/
Leinge802/
Liegie802/
Legedz802/
Legees802/
Lekgey802/
Ledgee801/
Legets801/
Leagye801/
Leasge801/
Lenhge801/
Leegey801/
Legges801/
Legheh801/
Leguea801/
Lieghe801/
Lleage801/
Lleges801/
Llegie801/
Leiges801/
Leggey801/
Leghea801/
Leghed801/
Legied801/
Legiej801/
Legued801/
Le'ger801/
Lezged801/
Ledgie801/
Ledges800/
Leaget800/
Leitge800/
Leages800/
Leghey800/
Lledge800/
Leagie800/
Legest800/
Leedge800/
Lage7527,896/
Lega758,936/
Legi752,882/
Loge752,221/
Lese751,750/
Leze75832/
Lige75730/
Leje75209/
Lece75125/
Lexe7591/
Läge7555/
Löge7542/
Lyge751/
Ljge751/
Leggett7325,829/
Leiguez73288/
Leygues73261/
Leigues73225/
Lesguer73128/
Ledgett7383/
Llegues7371/
Legiest7369/
Leigher7357/
Liegheu7338/
Ledgess7322/
Geelege7317/
Leijger7315/
Legetth7314/
Leggier7313/
Leugheu7312/
Leiguer7310/
Leegett736/
Leaguer735/
Legueer735/
Legiedz733/
Lechger732/
Leaguye732/
Legejje732/
Leighey731/
Leggeth731/
Legiett731/
Lehenge731/
Leiguei731/
Legesch731/
Leyguez731/
Leaghey730/
Leggeet730/
Leaguea730/
Leighed730/
Leggets730/
Leygett730/
Leighhe730/
Leagues730/
Leadger730/
Leegget730/
Leagest730/
Leigest730/
Leegger730/
Leidger730/
Leighie730/
Lhedges730/
Leigett730/
Leese677,719/
Liger675,154/
Liese674,974/
Leser673,126/
Leche672,618/
Leece672,188/
Legay671,827/
Leuze671,623/
Leise671,442/
Léger671,099/
Laage67843/
Lizee67789/
Ledje67628/
Lezeu67589/
Leggi67566/
Lezer67561/
Lechguer67550/
Leeza67533/
Legha67518/
Lezgi67501/
Lesie67487/
Lisee67410/
Legis67394/
Liget67301/
Lezie67280/
Leghi67268/
Lidge67249/
Lagge67211/
Liega67199/
Legoy67183/
Llega67173/
Leiga67167/
Lesce67167/
Lesea67153/
Liegi67147/
Leguy67145/
Lease67143/
Leyse67143/
Luige67142/
Legai67139/
Legit67130/
Löger67125/
Llige67124/
Lesee6797/
Lesei6794/
Logge6792/
Lagey6784/
Lieze6780/
Leezy6777/
Leyga6775/
Läger6775/
Legui6774/
Leuse6773/
Leaga6768/
Ligey6761/
Liges6759/
Lehse6753/
Legga6751/
Leize6750/
Lesey6747/
Ligez6747/
Ligge6744/
Leses6743/
Lezea6740/
Legéň6740/
Legíň6739/
Lejed6738/
Lageh6738/
Lecey6737/
Lahge6737/
Leaje6730/
Leugi6729/
Legoa6729/
Liage6728/
Legaj6725/
Leegi6723/
Legøy6721/
Leeji6721/
Ligeh6720/
Lekhe6720/
Leigi6720/
Leega6719/
Leije6718/
Legiň6718/
Letje6718/
Legid6717/
Laige6715/
Loige6715/
Leset6714/
Hleze6714/
Leyze6713/
Lecee6713/
Lezhe6712/
Legih6712/
Lesgi6712/
Lezes6711/
Lezey6710/
Leseh679/
Lesep679/
Leezi679/
Lehce679/
Lytge678/
Legueiss678/
Lloge678/
Lejeh677/
Ligea677/
Litge677/
Lägge677/
Lesej677/
Loegi676/
Legeňová676/
Lioge675/
Lejee674/
Lexey674/
Llage674/
Leaze674/
Leesy674/
Leagi674/
Lechgher674/
Legyt673/
Legaa673/
Legoi673/
Logey673/
Ligep673/
Leseu673/
Lezet672/
Leegy672/
Leggetts672/
Leiggett672/
Lleggett672/
Lesed672/
Leeze672/
Layge672/
Llese672/
Lezze672/
Leugé672/
Lexee672/
Leguá672/
Legèr672/
Lejje672/
Lleje672/
Lyzee672/
Lekga672/
Legiy671/
Lojge671/
Lihge671/
Lejga671/
Leagy671/
Leggeett671/
Leigheit671/
Lehehege671/
Leghy671/
Luyge671/
Lèger671/
Léget671/
Líger671/
Hlage671/
Leggè671/
Ledgi671/
Legys671/
Legér671/
Legýň671/
Legěň671/
L'Ige671/
L'Age671/
Ligej671/
Leygi671/
Lezei671/
Licee671/
Hlese671/
Laegi671/
Letce671/
Leeje670/
Letchges670/
Leyguest670/
Ligee670/
Leggettt670/

Lege Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lege in the Oriya language
େଲେଗelega-
Lege in the Marathi language
लेगेlege-
Lege in the Russian language
Легеlege-

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Footnotes

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