Legear Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Legear Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2681:1,352,45994,008
Canada751:491,27542,011
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Legear Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Legear Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Legear is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legear? popularity and diffusion

It is the 755,622nd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,228,353 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Legear reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Legear is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 268 people, or 1 in 1,352,459. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 14 percent live, Missouri, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent live and Belgium, where 6 percent live.

Legear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Legear has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,436 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Legear Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Methodist (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Legear surname are 32.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.41% registered with the political party.

The amount Legear earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.26% less than the national average, earning $36,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.82% less than the national average, earning $44,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legeard92131/
Le'gear928/
Leggear921/
Legeart920/
Legeare920/
Leageare860/
Legair83137/
Lejear8330/
Legaer832/
Lezear832/
Lagear832/
Legue'air801/
Leizear77314/
Ligeard77238/
Lejeard7740/
Legower7714/
Legajir773/
Leghair772/
Legaurt771/
Lezeiar771/
Legueir771/
Lejeart771/
Legeyre771/
Legauer771/
Legayer771/
Legouer771/
Legijar771/
Lezeare771/
Lecjear771/
Leazear770/
Lezeart770/
Lockgear710/
Lidgeard710/
Leseur671,694/
Leziar67296/
Lecair6758/
Lizear6717/
Lagair6711/
Leceur679/
Lecaur676/
Lejeur674/
Lexiar671/
Lezair671/
Lezeur671/
Liseheart671/
Logeor671/
Lagaur671/
Leseir670/
Lexeor670/
Lezeer670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legear
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