Legelen Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Legelen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 131 | 1:26,197 | 3,047 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
The alternate forms: Legelén (3) are calculated separately.
Legelen Demographics
Average Legelen Salary in
United States
$53,900 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Legelen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legelen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Legelen is found in Uruguay more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Legelén. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Legelen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Legelen is the 1,422,956th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Legelen are found; 96 percent are found in South America and 95 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.
This last name is most commonly used in Uruguay, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 26,197. In Uruguay it is primarily concentrated in: Tacuarembó Department, where 24 percent reside, Montevideo Department, where 23 percent reside and Flores Department, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Uruguay this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Legelen Last Name Statistics demography
Legelen earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.92% more than the national average, earning $53,900 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legelén | 95 | 3 | / |
| Legeslen | 93 | 1 | / |
| Leglen | 92 | 4 | / |
| Legalen | 86 | 2 | / |
| Legelin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lejelen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leselen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Legglen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leglene | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leyglene | 80 | 61 | / |
| Liguelen | 80 | 6 | / |
| Leguelengue | 78 | 2 | / |
| Leslen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legleń | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legiln | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legesling | 75 | 1 | / |
| Logelin | 71 | 526 | / |
| Legalin | 71 | 52 | / |
| Ligelem | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ligalen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Licelen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legilin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lejelind | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lejealem | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hlagelin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leachelin | 63 | 5 | / |
| Leaselink | 63 | 1 | / |
| Leiseling | 63 | 0 | / |
| Loislen | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lijelem | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lexilin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lesilin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ligalin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lyagalin | 53 | 4 | / |
| Lidjelem | 53 | 3 | / |
| Lehchylyn | 50 | 38 | / |
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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 Legelen
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