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 is most common in Ethiopia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Legesa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legesa? popularity and diffusion
Legesa is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Legesa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Legesa are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Legesa is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 52 people.
Legesa is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Besides Ethiopia Legesa exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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