Legeda Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Legeda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legeda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Legeda (13) may also be a first name.

Legeda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legeda (Russian: Легеда) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Legeda.

How Common Is The Last Name Legeda? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Legeda occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Legeda are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Legeda is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.

It is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 11,086,389. In Russia Legeda is mostly found in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 31 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 23 percent reside and Moscow, where 15 percent reside. Not including Russia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Legeda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legeyda92443/
Legieda926/
Legheda923/
Legheida867/
Hlegueda862/
Leugieda861/
Legada834,301/
Lageda8350/
Legede8325/
Logeda8316/
Legoda8310/
Ligeda834/
Leseda832/
Legedo831/
Legida831/
Leguede771,398/
Legoyda7744/
Legeydo7728/
Lekgada7723/
Llegada7715/
Ligeyda779/
Leguida774/
Legaday773/
Leagada772/
Leghedi772/
Ligueda771/
Legayda771/
Legaida771/
Legadda771/
Leguedo771/
Leggada771/
Lekgedi771/
Lekgoda771/
Lezeuda771/
Legidai771/
Lekheda771/
Leguedou712/
Leguedey712/
Lekhedaa711/
Ledgidah710/
Lagoda672,796/
Legido67798/
Legado67472/
Lagada67447/
Lagedo67134/
Liceda6796/
Legide6774/
Logedo6756/
Ligoda6753/
Logada6748/
Ligada6746/
Ligida6741/
Logoda6712/
Lagida678/
Liseda678/
Leguedois678/
Logida676/
Legidi672/
Legodo672/
Lexida672/
Ligede671/
Ligedi671/
Legheidhi671/
Lezida671/

Legeda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legeda in the Russian language
Легедаlegeda-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Legeda
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