Legesa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Legesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Legesa (52) may also be a first name.
Legesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Legesa occurs most in Ethiopia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legesa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Legesa is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Legesa are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 52 people.
It is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Outside of Ethiopia Legesa is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and The Philippines, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Legesa
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