Legenya Surname
Approximately 93 people bear this surname
Legenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 83 | 1:1,736,422 | 113,466 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Legenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Legenya (Russian: Легеня) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Legenya.
How Common Is The Last Name Legenya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,931,261st most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Legenya are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 1,736,422. In Russia Legenya is mostly found in: Voronezh Oblast, where 67 percent live, Tambov Oblast, where 11 percent live and Moscow, where 6 percent live. Besides Russia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 10 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leganya | 86 | 161 | / |
| Legonya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ligenya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Legenea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Letchenya | 75 | 101 | / |
| L'Eugenia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Legania | 71 | 340 | / |
| Legonia | 71 | 146 | / |
| Lysenya | 71 | 90 | / |
| Leshchenya | 71 | 78 | / |
| Lagenia | 71 | 41 | / |
| Lesenia | 71 | 23 | / |
| Logonya | 71 | 8 | / |
| Leginia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Liginya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Legenio | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lizenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legonía | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legonyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leganja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lichenya | 67 | 368 | / |
| Legoinha | 67 | 44 | / |
| Lligonya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Llesenia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liogenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legoínha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legisnia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llezenia | 67 | 1 | / |
Legenya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Legenya in the Russian language | ||
| Легеня | legena | - |
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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 Legenya
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