Legem Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Legem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya751:615,73228,396
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Legem (29) may also be a first name.

Legem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legem is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Legem.

How Common Is The Last Name Legem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,775,494th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Legem occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Legem are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Legem is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 29 people.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 615,732. In Kenya Legem is primarily concentrated in: Trans Nzoia County, where 97 percent live, Baringo County, where 1 percent live and Turkana County, where 1 percent live. Barring Kenya Legem is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Legem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Legem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Legem last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legem Last Name Statistics demography

Legem earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.86% less than the national average, earning $26,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leguem9116/
Legeme915/
Leggem910/
Legheme837/
Lekgeme832/
Lezgeme831/
Legen80427/
Lesem80149/
Lagem8042/
Legne8037/
Lecem8032/
Logem8012/
Lejem8012/
Legeń807/
Legim803/
Ligem801/
Lexem801/
Leguen73683/
Leseme73389/
Legień73285/
Legien73172/
Lechem73137/
Legenc7394/
Legent7375/
Liegen7362/
Liesem7351/
Legend7332/
Loghem7320/
Legeng7319/
Leggen7315/
Legoen7310/
Lekhem739/
Laghem739/
Lageem738/
Lekgen738/
Leesem737/
Leigne735/
Leigen734/
Leisem733/
Lezeme733/
Leegen733/
Lezzem732/
Leygne732/
Leugen732/
Leesim731/
Logeem731/
Legieñ731/
Leguim731/
Lacgem731/
Liggem731/
Leuzem731/
Leejim731/
Lighem731/
Lehhem731/
Leghne731/
Ledgen731/
Leasem730/
Leagen730/
Leagne730/
Lettgen6784/
Lesgent6770/
Leitgen6763/
Leangen6753/
Legienė6752/
Leidgen6746/
Legiehn6742/
Legenne6740/
Lekgeng6727/
Leisgen6724/
Liehsem6712/
Legienc676/
Legn676/
Lekheem675/
Lecheme674/
Ledgend674/
Leguenn672/
Lekheme672/
Leseeme672/
Legeend671/
Leseame671/
Lehgend671/
Lhingem671/
Lesesme671/
Leggien671/
Leechem671/
Leyguim671/
Lesemne671/
Leerzem671/
Lehejem671/
Leysgen670/
Leighen670/
Lessgne670/
Leaghen670/

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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 Legem
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