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Where Does The Last Name Lege Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Lege (Marathi: लेगे, Oriya: େଲେଗ, Russian: Леге) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Legé, Lège, Legè, Légé or Légè. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lege? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 160,371^st most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,680,230 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Lege reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lege is also the 234,862^nd most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 1,148 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,149 people, or 1 in 315,456. In The United States it is most numerous in: Louisiana, where 55 percent live, Texas, where 17 percent live and Florida, where 4 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.

Lege Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency 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 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 Democrats than the national average, with 95.5% being registered to vote for 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.