Legeny Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Croatia

Legeny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legeny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Legény (474) are calculated separately.

Legeny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legeny is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Legény. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legeny? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,806,862nd most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Legeny reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,023,489. In Canada Legeny is mostly found in: Ontario, where 94 percent live, Manitoba, where 3 percent live and Newfoundland and Labrador, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Canada Legeny exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Poland, where 10 percent live.

Legeny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Legeny are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Legeny earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.16% less than the national average, earning $32,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $49,890 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legény94474/
Legene83521/
Legena83125/
Legeni832/
Legenj832/
Leseney77193/
Legenne7740/
Legener7733/
Leguene7729/
Legenee7710/
Lesenyi779/
Legényi774/
Legisny772/
Lejenny772/
Legenio772/
Legesne772/
Ligenyi771/
Legenea771/
Legiene771/
Legenis771/
Leugene771/
Legeń737/
Legeness7115/
Lekgenge7112/
Legienis718/
Legenets712/
Liegiene712/
Lecheney711/
Lehgueni711/
Leigiene711/
Legehner710/
Legina67423/
Leiggener67422/
Ligeni67326/
Legień67285/
Ligene67265/
Lesene67131/
Leseni67125/
Lecene67108/
Lygene67102/
Legini6792/
Leginj6751/
Ligena6742/
Lezene679/
Legêne677/
Lejene676/
Legéne674/
Legène673/
Lezena673/
Legine673/
Lexene672/
Legieñ671/
Lejeni671/
Lehegueni671/
Légene671/
Legaignuy671/

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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 Legeny
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