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.
- kryptonautLegere Demographics
Average Male Legere Height
177.03 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Legere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Legere is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Legère, Légere, Legére or Légère. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Legere? popularity and diffusion
The surname Legere is the 82,825th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,246,587 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Legere live; 96 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. Legere is also the 640,739th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 200 people.
Legere is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,822 people, or 1 in 128,440. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 22 percent are found, Maine, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also common 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Legere last name expanded 8,063 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Legere Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Legere surname are 12.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.6% being registered with the 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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