Legere Surname
Approximately 5,846 people bear this surname
Legere Surname User-submission:
The French word "légère", meaning slight, mild, weightless.
Another, less used definition could be promiscuous, or alluring.
Legere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,822 | 1:128,440 | 13,578 |
| Canada | 2,783 | 1:13,240 | 1,953 |
| Latvia | 63 | 1:32,540 | 4,963 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 52 | 1:26,230 | 2,834 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
The alternate forms: Legère (5), Légere (1), Legére (1) & Légère (35) are calculated separately.
Legere (200) may also be a first name.
Legere Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The French word "légère", meaning slight, mild, weightless.
Another, less used definition could be promiscuous, or alluring.
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Average Legere Salary in
United States
$48,856 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Legere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legere Come From? nationality or country of origin
Legere is found most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms: Legère, Légere, Legére or Légère. Click here for further possible spellings of Legere.
How Common Is The Last Name Legere? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 82,825th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,246,587 people. The surname Legere is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Legere are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 640,739th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 200 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,822 people, or 1 in 128,440. In The United States Legere is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 22 percent are found, Maine, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States Legere occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 48 percent are found and Latvia, where 1 percent are found.
Legere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Legere has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Legere surname expanded 8,063 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Legere Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Legere are 12.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.6% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Legere earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.23% more than the national average, earning $48,856 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning $46,606 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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