Legeit Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Legeit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legeit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Legeit Last Name Facts

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

Legeit occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legeit? popularity and diffusion

The surname Legeit is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Legeit occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Legeit live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 80 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legeait921/
Legei91340/
Legeaite862/
Leggeitt861/
Legeai8396/
Legeis832/
Legyei831/
Legyet830/
Legeais7723/
Legeois7712/
Liegeoi772/
Laigeit771/
Leguyet771/
Leggeis770/
Leggeet770/
Legee7377/
Ligei737/
Legée733/
Legii731/
Leggeett711/
Leigeois711/
Legeay67524/
Leisge67119/
Legiyo6796/
Legeer6785/
Leggee6735/
Leguie6716/
Legeyo6710/
Legjid674/
Leghie672/
Legiňa672/
Legees672/
Legiej671/
Leasge671/
Leagye671/
Ledgee671/
Legjer671/
Lesehi671/
Lesiit671/
Lezged671/
Leugee670/

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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 Legeit
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