Legein Surname

486,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Legein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium5291:21,7333,382
Canada541:682,32655,162
United States541:6,712,202314,667
France181:3,690,151224,666
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Legein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legein is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legein? popularity and diffusion

It is the 486,864th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,685,551 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Legein live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 529 people, or 1 in 21,733. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 86 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 5 percent reside. Beside Belgium Legein exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Legein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Legein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legein surname increased 5,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Legein are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Legein earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 29.64% more than the national average, earning $55,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.76% more than the national average, earning $62,479 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legeine921/
Lagein8349/
Legjin8319/
Logein834/
Legeim831/
Leisgen7724/
Leguyen774/
Legeend771/
Leysgen770/
Leechien712/
Leugheun711/
Legięc678/
Leziin674/
Logyin671/
Ligjin671/
Lagiin671/
Logjin671/
Lechien621,506/
Legjeem622/
Ligying621/
Ligahin621/
Liagohin572/
Lechiene570/
Laghaeean531/
Lisiin5070/
Lisyen5010/
Lexyim509/
Lexiem501/

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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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  • 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 Legein
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