Legesan Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Legesan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legesan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Legesan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Legesan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Legesan has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legesan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Legesan is the 4,532,898th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Legesan reside; 42 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 42 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Legesan is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Legesan is most numerous in: New Ireland, where 100 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 26 percent reside and Taiwan, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legesang93112/
Legasan86156/
Legisan8664/
Logesan866/
Ligesan864/
Legeson862/
Legesen862/
Leguisan80118/
Lesesane8049/
Legisang802/
Ligesang801/
Leguesen801/
Ledgeson801/
Ligeshan801/
Leseisane75127/
Lesetsane752/
Leguessam751/
Ligasan71864/
Lagasan71752/
Lageson71417/
Lagesen71281/
Ligisan7160/
Legazon7131/
Lagisan7123/
Ligezan7114/
Logasan716/
Lagosan715/
Logisan715/
Lejeson714/
Lesetshane713/
Lesesen712/
Lesisan711/
Ligosan711/
Lagesson67209/
Leguisen67103/
Lagassan6733/
Liguisan6731/
Lescesen6725/
Legasion6711/
Lesijane677/
Lecisain675/
Leguizan671/
Lesesone671/
Leseesen671/
Legishon671/

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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
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  • 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 Legesan
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