Legere Surname

82,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8221:128,44013,578
Canada2,7831:13,2401,953
Latvia631:32,5404,963
Trinidad and Tobago521:26,2302,834
England221:2,532,63991,802
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
France71:9,488,960336,266
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

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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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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legère945/
Légere941/
Legére941/
Legerer92143/
Legeret9299/
Leguere9242/
Ledgere9226/
Leggere9216/
Legiere927/
Legeres926/
Legerie925/
Lekgere924/
Legerre923/
Legeyre921/
Leagere920/
Leger9145,131/
Legre914,689/
Légère8935/
Leggiere86111/
Legereit8632/
Leguerre8624/
Leggerie8613/
Legierre8611/
Legueret863/
Leguerer862/
Leguerez861/
Ledgerer860/
Ledger839,326/
Legare838,296/
Legore83919/
Legera83508/
Legier83460/
Leager83288/
Logere83217/
Legger83188/
Leeger83185/
Lagere83166/
Leiger83120/
Ligere83116/
Leguer83106/
Leuger83106/
Lieger8397/
Legeer8385/
Leagre8346/
Lesger8335/
Lesere8321/
Legher8320/
Lleger8317/
Legert8316/
Legire839/
Leyger837/
Llegre837/
Leigre837/
Lezere836/
Legerd832/
Legeri832/
Lecere832/
Le'ger831/
Letger830/
Lexger830/
Leggereit8023/
Leggierre801/
Leguerrer801/
Leggeri77967/
Leseure77366/
Lagiere77265/
Légeret77242/
Lekgare77189/
Lechere77188/
Leserre77179/
Legarre77177/
Ligeret77142/
Lesguer77128/
Leugger7783/
Leggire7776/
Leggore7759/
Legaree7758/
Leguire7758/
Leigher7757/
Legeris7750/
Loggere7742/
Leserer7735/
Legieri7734/
Leggert7732/
Liguere7728/
Leinger7726/
Ledgerd7722/
Lecerre7720/
Legueri7717/
Logerie7716/
Legeryd7716/
Legiret7715/
Leijger7715/
Lagerie7715/
Laegare7713/
Leggier7713/
Ligiere7711/
Leiguer7710/
Glieger779/
Lezeure779/
Leanger778/
Liegier777/
Lesetre777/
Legheri776/
Lekgera776/
Leaguer775/
Legueer775/
Lagerre775/
Liezere775/
Leijere775/
Leagerd774/
Legarey774/
Leagare774/
Leigert774/
Ledjere774/
Legaire773/
Lechger772/
Lekgore772/
Legarea772/
Lesiere772/
Ligerge772/
L'egare771/
Lezeare771/
Leisere771/
Leitger771/
Lekhere771/
Leegare771/
Leesere771/
Legerri771/
Leggera771/
Leggerd771/
Legueir771/
Logeere771/
Leseire771/
Leizere771/
Legiera771/
Legiert771/
Legierz771/
Legoree771/
Legorre771/
Ligerie771/
Lezered771/
Lezeret771/
Liagere771/
Lletger771/
Lleuger771/
Lagoere771/
Leasere771/
Leigeri771/
Lezerea770/
Ligerer770/
Leadger770/
Leegger770/
Leidger770/
Leserie770/
Liger735,154/
Leser733,126/
Léger731,099/
Lezer73561/
Lygre73508/
Lexer73384/
Lejer73108/
Läger7375/
Lecer7349/
Lyger738/
Legir735/
Ligre733/
Legèr732/
Lèger731/
Lègre731/
Líger731/
Legér731/
Leggieri712,423/
Lechguer71550/
Leseurre71310/
Legarrea71114/
Legerova7171/
Leusiere7138/
Legerová7128/
Liguerre7122/
Lezeyres7119/
Leangher7111/
Loigeret716/
Lechgher714/
Leinnger713/
Lejerhed713/
Lezerett712/
Liggiere712/
Lechereh712/
Letchere711/
Leughery711/
Leggerit711/
Leggierd711/
Leegerry711/
Llegheri711/
Lekgerai711/
Leggiert711/
Lecherei711/
Legharee711/
Lagerrie710/
Lagare677,413/
Leiser675,670/
Lieser673,415/
Ligier671,902/
Leseur671,694/
Lesire671,317/
Leyser671,160/
Leazer671,102/
Leeser671,073/
Laigre67883/
Legari67809/
Ligare67770/
Leyzer67694/
Leezer67572/
Lezier67491/
Lagore67449/
Legori67392/
Leuser67325/
Leaser67299/
Lerzer67239/
Leseri67239/
Legary67212/
Lioger67209/
Leizer67177/
Lesert67167/
Layger67156/
Legair67137/
Lezzer67129/
Ligeri6797/
Leijer6785/
Lageri6782/
Logare6768/
Lecire6746/
Lehser6743/
Ligore6739/
Ligera6739/
Hlezer6739/
Lizere6732/
Lejear6730/
Lesier6726/
Lagery6726/
Liezer6725/
Lygera6725/
Leguir6724/
Logeri6724/
Leuzierre6724/
Legaré6723/
Laygre6718/
Legory6716/
Laiger6716/
Logore6714/
Legira6711/
Légier6710/
Lisere677/
Licere676/
Litger676/
Legiri676/
Lesery676/
Ligger675/
Lezera675/
Ligher674/
Leggierri674/
Ligert674/
Liguer674/
Lagire674/
Lezire674/
Ledjer672/
Lezear672/
Leseer672/
Lesehr672/
Lejzer672/
Leejer672/
Lysger671/
Logery671/
Ligery671/
Lleser671/
Lezehr671/
Lezery671/
Lezher671/
Leshre671/
Lejehr671/
Leg'ér671/
Leggieris671/
Legheiraa671/
Lejire671/
Leuzer671/
Loiger671/
Loyger671/
Leceer671/
Lecery671/
Lagerj671/
Lesgoires671/
Lexire671/
Lezeur671/
Lhigre671/
Ligire671/
Leceri671/
Lezeer670/
Logire670/
Leseir670/
Lliger670/

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