Legenstein Surname
Approximately 719 people bear this surname
Legenstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 632 | 1:13,474 | 1,943 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Slovenia | 17 | 1:146,334 | 13,558 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Legenštein (3) are calculated separately.
Legenstein Demographics
Average Legenstein Salary in
United States
$77,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Legenstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legenstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Legenstein is more commonly found in Austria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Legenštein. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legenstein? popularity and diffusion
Legenstein is the 467,776th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,135,669 people. Legenstein occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Legenstein live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Austria, where it is held by 632 people, or 1 in 13,474. In Austria Legenstein is most common in: Styria, where 53 percent reside, Lower Austria, where 26 percent reside and Vienna, where 12 percent reside. Beside Austria Legenstein is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.
Legenstein Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Legenstein last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
Legenstein earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 78.45% more than the national average, earning $77,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legenštein | 97 | 3 | / |
| Loegenstein | 95 | 4 | / |
| Logenstein | 90 | 168 | / |
| Lagenstein | 90 | 14 | / |
| Loggenstein | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lechenstein | 86 | 0 | / |
| Liechenstein | 82 | 13 | / |
| Leichenstein | 82 | 0 | / |
| Logensteyn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lichetenstein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lichenstein | 76 | 235 | / |
| Looijenstein | 73 | 59 | / |
| Litchenstein | 73 | 12 | / |
| Lichzenstein | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leichenstine | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lichensteine | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lichenstine | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lichenstien | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lichinstein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Looijensteyn | 64 | 1 | / |
| Litchenstine | 64 | 1 | / |
| Litchinstine | 55 | 0 | / |
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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 Legenstein
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