Legent Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Chile

Legent Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France281:2,372,240182,981
Chile181:978,69319,774
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Legent (12) may also be a first name.

Legent Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legent is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legent? popularity and diffusion

Legent is the 2,185,341st most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Legent occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Legent are found; 39 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Legent is most widely held in France, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 2,372,240. In France it is most frequent in: Normandy, where 61 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 18 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account France this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Legent Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Legent earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 63.58% more than the national average, earning $70,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.29% less than the national average, earning $25,689 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesgent9270/
Liegent9229/
Legents921/
Legen91427/
Leguen83683/
Legien83172/
Legenc8394/
Liegen8362/
Legend8332/
Legenć8323/
Legeng8319/
Leggen8315/
Lesent8314/
Legoen8310/
Lekgen838/
Lagent834/
Leigen834/
Leegen833/
Ligent833/
Leugen832/
Ledgen831/
Lecent831/
Logent831/
Lexent831/
Leagen830/
Legn806/
Lettgen7784/
Leitgen7763/
Leangen7753/
Legienė7752/
Leidgen7746/
Legiehn7742/
Legenne7740/
Lescent7727/
Lekgeng7727/
Leisgen7724/
Legendz7720/
Legienc776/
Ledgend774/
Lechent773/
Lesente772/
Leguenn772/
Legends771/
Lezentz771/
Lesuent771/
Leggien771/
Legienć771/
Lehgend771/
Legeend771/
Leaghen770/
Leysgen770/
Leighen770/
Legin73794/
Lesen73461/
Ligen73204/
Legem73107/
Lexen73106/
Lezen7338/
Legne7337/
Lecen7320/
Legín7315/
Lejen7311/
Ležen738/
Legeń737/
Lygen734/
Legén733/
Leugn732/
Leign732/
Leznt731/
Legën731/
Lecnt731/
Legnd731/
Liegienė7144/
Legenova712/
Leigienė712/
Leinngen711/
Ledgends711/
Legiendz711/
Leguenne710/
Leysen673,597/
Lezgin671,326/
Leijen671,163/
Liesen671,090/
Leisen67902/
Leesen67740/
Leguin67525/
Lezhen67411/
Lehcen67408/
Legień67285/
Liguen67249/
Lehsen67171/
Leggin67164/
Liezen67157/
Leusen67149/
Litgen6776/
Lesoen6774/
Leseng6760/
Leging6755/
Lesaen6755/
Legind6751/
Leyzen6743/
Lesien6742/
Ledgin6733/
Leesin6732/
Leguem6716/
Leasen6712/
Licent6710/
Lagend679/
Ligeng677/
Legeńć676/
Liggen675/
Leigne675/
Laigen674/
Ligend674/
Lescen674/
Lejzen674/
Leighn672/
Leygne672/
Ligoen672/
Leejin672/
Lisent671/
Lezien671/
Lesend671/
Lesuen671/
Leghne671/
Liseen671/
Lizent671/
Luygen671/
Lyceen671/
Legieñ671/
Leycen671/
Leygin671/
Ligien671/
Laygen671/
Leegin671/
Leejen671/
Leugin670/
Leazen670/
Leagin670/
Leuzen670/
Lerzen670/
Lidgen670/
Leezen670/
Leggem670/
Leagne670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Legent
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis