Legene Surname
Approximately 521 people bear this surname
Legene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 233 | 1:317,080 | 28,591 |
| Haiti | 217 | 1:49,235 | 2,992 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Legêne (7), Legéne (4), Legène (3) & Légene (1) are calculated separately.
Legene (329) may also be a first name.
Legene Demographics
Average Legene Salary in
United States
$47,187 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Legene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Legene is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Legêne, Legéne, Legène or Légene. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legene? popularity and diffusion
The last name Legene is the 597,433rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 13,987,612 people. Legene occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Legene reside; 45 percent reside in Central Africa and 45 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 483,360th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 329 people.
It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 317,080. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 42 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Legene Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Legene last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the 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.
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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 Legene
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