Legenyova Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Legenyova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Legenyova Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

The alternate forms: Legenyová (2) & Legényová (91) are calculated separately.

Legenyova Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legenyova (Russian: Легенёва) is carried by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Legenyová or Legényová. Click here to see other potential spellings of Legenyova.

How Common Is The Last Name Legenyova? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Legenyova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Legenyova reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,067,290. In Slovakia Legenyova is most numerous in: Bratislava Region, where 40 percent reside, Banská Bystrica Region, where 20 percent reside and Nitra Region, where 20 percent reside. Other than Slovakia Legenyova is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legenyová962/
Legényová9391/
Lezhenyova841/
Legeneva821/
Legenjva821/
Lisenyova7810/
Liginyova781/
Loginyova781/
Laginyova781/
Legeniwa7127/
Legineva712/
Ligeneva711/
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Legenyova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legenyova in the Russian language
Легенёваlegeneva-

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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 Legenyova
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