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 Male Lege Height
175.41 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lege Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lege (Marathi: लेगे, Oriya: େଲେଗ, Russian: Леге) is most common in The United States. It can be found as: Legé, Lège, Legè, Légé or Légè. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lege? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 160,371st most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,680,230 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Lege reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 234,862nd most common first name in the world, borne by 1,148 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,149 people, or 1 in 315,456. In The United States Lege is primarily found in: Louisiana, where 55 percent are found, Texas, where 17 percent are found and Florida, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.
Lege Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lege has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lege surname increased 1,209 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 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 Democrats than the national average, with 95.5% being registered with the political 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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