Legenza Surname

601,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Legenza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legenza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2341:162,43122,832
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

The alternate forms: Legenża (1) are calculated separately.

Legenza Last Name Facts

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

Legenza (Russian: Легенза) occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Legenża. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legenza? popularity and diffusion

Legenza is the 601,015th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,095,833 people. The last name Legenza occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Legenza are found; 49 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 47 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Legenza is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 162,431. Not including Poland it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.

Legenza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Legenza last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the party.

The amount Legenza earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.45% more than the national average, earning $48,523 USD per year and in Canada they earn 55.35% more than the national average, earning $77,182 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legenża951/
Legienza9350/
Leguenza9318/
Legendza931/
Liegienza881/
Ligenza861,154/
Legemza8635/
Leginza8612/
Logenza865/
Lagenza863/
Ligendza80441/
Ligienza80101/
Leguenze805/
Liguenza803/
Liegenze802/
Legienża801/
Legęza77222/
Lisenza71280/
Ligensa7195/
Licenza7142/
Leginze7116/
Logensa717/
Legenji712/
Lezenzo711/
Ligenca711/
Ligęnza711/
Legędza711/
Loginza711/
Legency711/
Ligenzi711/
Legencio67242/
Lagensay67138/
Lekgenge6712/
Liguenze6711/
Lagensai672/
Lagengia671/

Legenza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legenza in the Russian language
Легензаlegenza-

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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 Legenza
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