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 most common in Canada. It may occur in the variant forms: Legény. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legeny? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,806,862nd most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Legeny reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,023,489. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 94 percent are found, Manitoba, where 3 percent are found and Newfoundland and Labrador, where 3 percent are found. Barring Canada Legeny is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Poland, where 10 percent are found.

Legeny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Legeny last name 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
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  • 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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