Legens Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Legens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:2,725,255163,031
France221:3,019,215204,848
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Legens Last Name Facts

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

Legens (Russian: Легенс) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,267,784th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Legens live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 2,725,255. In The United States Legens is most common in: Missouri, where 50 percent live, Tennessee, where 35 percent live and Texas, where 4 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 12 percent live and Poland, where 8 percent live.

Legens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Legens last name are 42.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.15% being registered with the party.

Legens earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.96% less than the national average, earning $31,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leggens9241/
Leigens922/
Liegens921/
Legiens921/
Legns911/
Leidgens8690/
Lesens83357/
Legins83145/
Legenz836/
Lejens832/
Ligens832/
Leigns831/
Logens830/
Leggins77715/
Leysens77394/
Liesens77320/
Liggens77129/
Lechens7732/
Leegins7717/
Leizens7716/
Lesense772/
Letjens771/
Liguens771/
Leesens771/
Legienz771/
Luigens771/
Loggens771/
Leagins770/
Leasens770/
Litgens770/
Lesuens770/
Lagns730/
Logns730/
Leguenze715/
Leiggins712/
Luitgens712/
Leitgins710/
Logins671,194/
Lejins67404/
Lysens67145/
Lesins67109/
Lisens6776/
Leijns6720/
Ligins6710/
Lezins676/
Licens675/
Lesyns672/
Lijens671/
Liggns671/
Lesenx671/
Lagins671/
Loigns670/
Lygins670/
Lizens670/

Legens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legens in the Russian language
Легенсlegens-

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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 Legens
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