Legek Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Legek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 52 | 1:888,075 | 32,885 |
| Croatia | 20 | 1:211,430 | 24,636 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Legek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Legek is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Legek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,203,767th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. Legek occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Legek are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Uasin Gishu County, where 79 percent live, Baringo County, where 8 percent live and Nandi County, where 8 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 27 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legeck | 91 | 1 | / |
| Legeek | 91 | 1 | / |
| Leguek | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lesek | 80 | 478 | / |
| Lecek | 80 | 41 | / |
| Lezek | 80 | 21 | / |
| Lejek | 80 | 11 | / |
| Legec | 80 | 6 | / |
| Lagek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Logek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Legex | 80 | 1 | / |
| Legik | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ligek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leisek | 73 | 159 | / |
| Legiec | 73 | 121 | / |
| Lejeck | 73 | 65 | / |
| Leesik | 73 | 58 | / |
| Leysek | 73 | 19 | / |
| Leseck | 73 | 17 | / |
| Lejcek | 73 | 15 | / |
| Lezeck | 73 | 5 | / |
| Legick | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lesiek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Liesek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leguex | 73 | 2 | / |
| Legeyc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leseuk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leseak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lescek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lezeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laygek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leacek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leuzek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leyzek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leseik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laigek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Legike | 73 | 0 | / |
| Logeck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Legkova | 67 | 1,151 | / |
| Liesigk | 67 | 86 | / |
| Lezzeik | 67 | 12 | / |
| Leyseck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leggegt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Legegtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leggegg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leggecc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leitgeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lijegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ledgick | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Legek
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