Legeru Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Legeru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 58 | 1:673,091 | 34,310 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
Legeru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legeru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Legeru is found most in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legeru? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,020,555th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Legeru reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Legeru is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 673,091. In Uganda Legeru is mostly concentrated in: Arua District, where 69 percent are found, Yumbe District, where 24 percent are found and Maracha District, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Legeru is found in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lekgeru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Leseru | 83 | 78 | / |
| Legaru | 83 | 22 | / |
| Lageru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lesgereux | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lygerou | 77 | 114 | / |
| Lägerud | 77 | 23 | / |
| Lekgoru | 77 | 11 | / |
| Logerau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ligerou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lesieru | 77 | 3 | / |
| Legarou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lezerus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lesguereux | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ledjerou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Logiru | 67 | 215 | / |
| Lagoru | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lagaru | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ligaru | 67 | 10 | / |
| Liseru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lecheroud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesiru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Logoru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lagarou | 62 | 34 | / |
| Lygirou | 62 | 22 | / |
| Ligirou | 62 | 3 | / |
| Lizerus | 62 | 3 | / |
| Lagharu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ligyrou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ligirus | 62 | 1 | / |
| Likheru | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lizeroud | 57 | 15 | / |
| Lizeroux | 57 | 7 | / |
| Licherou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ligharui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lagharau | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Legeru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis