Legentil Surname

368,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Legentil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legentil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius5951:2,174346
France1601:415,14260,629
Brazil1221:1,754,70857,059
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Saint Pierre and Miquelon71:914194
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Legentil (44) may also be a first name.

Legentil Last Name Facts

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

Legentil occurs in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legentil? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 368,303rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,459,105 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Legentil are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 44 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Mauritius, where it is borne by 595 people, or 1 in 2,174. In Mauritius Legentil is most numerous in: Rodrigues, where 85 percent reside, Plaines Wilhems District, where 9 percent reside and Port Louis District, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Mauritius Legentil is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in France, where 16 percent reside and Brazil, where 12 percent reside.

Legentil Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Legentil earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $45,719 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.65% more than the national average, earning $61,928 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Gentil94804/
Le Gentile892/
Lagentil881/
Lewi Gentile801/
Lagentille781/
Lia Gentil781/
Legendal7587/
Lejentel751/
La Gentille741/
Lejemtel6344/
Lignttel630/
Lagendaal5942/
Lugeandeal561/
Lugiannatiello5511/

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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 Legentil
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