Legesan Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Legesan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legesang | 93 | 112 | / |
| Legasan | 86 | 156 | / |
| Legisan | 86 | 64 | / |
| Logesan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ligesan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Legeson | 86 | 2 | / |
| Legesen | 86 | 2 | / |
| Leguisan | 80 | 118 | / |
| Lesesane | 80 | 49 | / |
| Legisang | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ligesang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leguesen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ledgeson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ligeshan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leseisane | 75 | 127 | / |
| Lesetsane | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leguessam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ligasan | 71 | 864 | / |
| Lagasan | 71 | 752 | / |
| Lageson | 71 | 417 | / |
| Lagesen | 71 | 281 | / |
| Ligisan | 71 | 60 | / |
| Legazon | 71 | 31 | / |
| Lagisan | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ligezan | 71 | 14 | / |
| Logasan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lagosan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Logisan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lejeson | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lesetshane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lesesen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lesisan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligosan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lagesson | 67 | 209 | / |
| Leguisen | 67 | 103 | / |
| Lagassan | 67 | 33 | / |
| Liguisan | 67 | 31 | / |
| Lescesen | 67 | 25 | / |
| Legasion | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lesijane | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lecisain | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leguizan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesesone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leseesen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legishon | 67 | 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
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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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