Legene Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Haiti

Legene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Haiti2171:49,2352,992
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Legêne (7), Legéne (4), Legène (3) & Légene (1) are calculated separately.

Legene (329) may also be a first name.

Legene Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legene occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Legêne, Legéne, Legène or Légene. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legene? popularity and diffusion

The last name Legene is the 597,433rd most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,987,612 people. Legene occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Legene live; 45 percent live in Central Africa and 45 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 483,360th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 329 people.

Legene is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 317,080. Other than The DR Congo this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 42 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Legene Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Legene last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Legene earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.36% more than the national average, earning $47,187 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legêne947/
Legéne944/
Legène943/
Légene941/
Legenne9240/
Legener9233/
Leguene9229/
Legenee9210/
Legesne922/
Legenea921/
Legiene921/
Leugene921/
Legeness8615/
Lekgenge8612/
Legenets862/
Liegiene862/
Leigiene861/
Legehner860/
Ligene83265/
Legane83168/
Lagene83140/
Lesene83131/
Legena83125/
Lecene83108/
Legeny83104/
Lygene83102/
Legone8383/
Logene8315/
Lezene839/
Lejene836/
Legine833/
Legenj832/
Legeni832/
Lexene832/
Leiggener80422/
Lesesne771,012/
Lesigne77870/
Lechene77855/
Leseane77375/
Leseine77288/
Lescene77267/
Leseney77193/
Lekhene77179/
Lehcene7783/
Lesener7766/
Lehsene7755/
Lekgane7730/
Lezeune7727/
Leisgen7724/
Liguene7712/
Lezenes7712/
Laghene776/
Leseneu775/
Lejeane774/
Leggine774/
Lejenne773/
Legesen772/
Lejjene772/
Lagenie772/
Lesiene772/
Legenio772/
Leganne772/
Ligenge772/
Leugane772/
Ligener771/
Lesenea771/
Leseune771/
Leghane771/
Leguine771/
Luigene771/
Leigine771/
Lejeine771/
Leghein771/
Leganea771/
Legenis771/
Leysene771/
Lekgone771/
Legeend771/
Leaghen770/
Leysgen770/
Lesened770/
Leighen770/
Leginer770/
Legeń737/
Lechesne71247/
Lechenet71155/
Lechenne71117/
Leguisen71103/
Lechener718/
Leisener718/
Legienis718/
Leseinne713/
Liggener713/
Liesiene712/
Lehseine712/
Lejeanne712/
Lesignes712/
Lesesnes711/
Lecheney711/
Lehecene711/
L'Hecene711/
Liogiene711/
Leiginer711/
Leguesen711/
Lechenes711/
Leugheun711/
Leseigne711/
Lesgineh711/
Lehgueni711/
Lechiene710/
Lesaigne710/
Lezgin671,326/
Lisene671,084/
Lagane67656/
Legény67474/
Legina67423/
Lezhen67411/
Ligeni67326/
Lexine67322/
Legień67285/
Lezine67128/
Leseni67125/
Logone67109/
Lagone67105/
Lejean67104/
Legini6792/
Lechaigne6777/
Lesein6763/
Leginj6751/
Ligena6742/
Lagine6740/
Logane6724/
Lesine6721/
Ligane6721/
Lesean6715/
Ligone6714/
Lecine6714/
Leigginer678/
Legain676/
Leighanne676/
Lezean676/
Ligine676/
Logine675/
Lezginets674/
Lezena673/
Lexean672/
Leichener672/
Lizene672/
Lecène672/
Lecean672/
Legany672/
Lejine672/
Legoin671/
Leisehner671/
Lejeni671/
Lehegueni671/
Legieñ671/
Lechesnes671/
Leseigner671/
Lexyne671/
Licene671/
Legané671/
Legony670/
Lechenett670/

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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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  • 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 Legene
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