Legel Surname

373,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Legel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3981:910,70168,500
Venezuela1831:165,0504,906
Germany1651:487,91242,047
Netherlands841:201,03827,835
Philippines401:2,530,956131,537
Austria321:266,10730,958
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Legel (23) may also be a first name.

Legel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legel is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 373,745th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,599,109 people. The surname Legel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Legel live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 23 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 398 people, or 1 in 910,701. In The United States Legel is primarily found in: Illinois, where 24 percent live, Michigan, where 14 percent live and Kentucky, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 19 percent live and Germany, where 17 percent live.

Legel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Legel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Legel last name expanded 1,106 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Legel surname are 16.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.9% registered with the political party.

Legel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.37% more than the national average, earning $52,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liegel91747/
Loegel91326/
Leguel9192/
Laegel9181/
Leegel9132/
Legell9122/
Leigel9110/
Legiel919/
Leghel915/
Leggel912/
Leagel911/
Lehgel911/
Legoel911/
Leugel910/
Legael910/
Legelt910/
Legl89180/
Lehghel834/
Hleigel834/
Șleghel834/
Leggelt831/
Leaguel831/
Leggell830/
Liegl802,321/
Logel801,654/
Lesel80396/
Lagel80177/
Lägel80118/
Lejel8095/
Ligel8049/
Leigl8026/
Lexel8020/
Legil8015/
Lecel806/
Lezel806/
Loegl801/
Leesl801/
Legelová775/
Leagelld772/
Logiel736,245/
Lekhel73726/
Lechel73269/
Lehjel73177/
Lexell73175/
Lejeal7384/
Lezell7378/
Leguil7363/
Lesell7356/
Liesel7330/
Legill7327/
Liezel7320/
Leighl7315/
Lagell7313/
Ledjel7313/
Leisel7312/
Liguel7311/
Laagel737/
Leijel737/
Lleggl736/
Lescel734/
Loegil733/
Leizel732/
Leezel732/
Lieggl732/
Leziel732/
Logell732/
Llesel731/
Ligael731/
Lerzel731/
Leseld731/
Lesiel731/
Letcel731/
Lejeil731/
Lagael731/
Luigel731/
Lesuel731/
Ledgil731/
Leesel731/
Lageel731/
Liggel731/
Ligiel731/
Leuzel731/
Leyzel731/
Leehgl731/
Leggli731/
Lesoel730/
Leasel730/
Lezsel730/
Leusel730/
Laigel730/
Lechelt67842/
Lekhele67278/
Leichel67103/
Lexl6792/
Lögl6741/
Ligl6724/
Lekheil6715/
Leazell6712/
Leglova6711/
Lescell6710/
Lesl6710/
Lechele679/
Lecheld676/
Liehsel675/
Légl674/
Liggelt673/
Lešl672/
Lekhhel672/
Layzeel672/
Leyzell672/
Leadjel672/
Logl672/
Lezzell671/
Lhingel671/
Leuchel671/
Lekhell671/
Lechell671/
Leegill671/
Leerzel671/
Lecl671/
Lejeall671/
Lechiel671/
Liezell671/
Lehzeel671/
Lehezil671/
Lezl671/
Leysiel671/
Laygell670/
Liechel670/
Gliesel670/
Leachel670/
Leasell670/
Letchel670/

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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 Legel
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