Legese Surname

6,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83,635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Legese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia83,5481:1,168210
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Legese (101,153) may also be a first name.

Legese Last Name Facts

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

Legese is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legese? popularity and diffusion

The surname Legese is the 6,772nd most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 87,135 people. Legese occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Legese live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 10,078th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 101,153 people.

It is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 83,548 people, or 1 in 1,168. Without taking into account Ethiopia this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Legese Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Legese last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Legese earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.01% more than the national average, earning $56,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legesse92149,856/
Leggese9215/
Leghese925/
Legeset922/
Lekgese921/
Legesea921/
Leegese921/
Legesey920/
Leges91279/
Leguesse8639/
Leggesse8622/
Leghesse8618/
Leagetse8617/
Legesech8616/
Legessie864/
Liegiese863/
Legeesse861/
Legesesh861/
Lhegesse860/
Legess831,453/
Legase83252/
Legesi83191/
Legues8357/
Legies8327/
Logese8321/
Lagese8320/
Legege8319/
Lieges8317/
Legise8316/
Legesa836/
Legose834/
Legece833/
Lecese832/
Legeje832/
Legees832/
Legets831/
Leuges831/
Legges831/
Lleges831/
Leiges831/
Ledges830/
Leages830/
Legesy830/
Legest830/
Lagesse772,115/
Leygues77261/
Legasse77258/
Leigues77225/
Lecesse77106/
Liegise7799/
Llegues7771/
Legiest7769/
Legasey7754/
Lagaese7747/
Leitges7739/
Legessa7737/
Legezeu7734/
Ledgess7722/
Lesiges7718/
Leigise777/
Lechese776/
Lageese774/
Legasei773/
Leguise773/
Lexesee772/
Legisse772/
Leseges772/
Legejje772/
Liseges772/
Lekgesa772/
Legasee771/
Legacee771/
Legegge771/
Legesha771/
Legosse771/
Lageshe771/
Laghese771/
Leziges771/
Lekgase771/
Legesch771/
Leggets770/
Leagues770/
Leagest770/
Leigest770/
Legaise770/
Lhedges770/
Legis73394/
Leces73112/
Liges7359/
Leses7343/
Lejes7335/
Lexes7328/
Legeć7312/
Lezes7311/
Legez739/
Legex731/
Legys731/
Legassey71147/
Leghezeu7136/
Lagaesse7135/
Lagessie7118/
Legueiss718/
Lesgessy715/
Leghisse712/
Legassee712/
Leggetts712/
Leguisse712/
Leguiset712/
Lyguesse711/
Leigeois711/
Legaisse711/
Lechesea711/
Leesesai711/
Letchges710/
Leyguest710/
Lehesese710/
Logose6727,550/
Lesese671,622/
Legeza671,155/
Ligege67899/
Legieć67503/
Legisi67405/
Ligues67313/
Legisa67287/
Lleses67217/
Leguis67196/
Llejes67188/
Legois67167/
Lesige67140/
Legasi67133/
Leyses67131/
Lisese67111/
Ligges67110/
Legeji67105/
Lagase6795/
Lisges6787/
Laiguesse6773/
Leggis6765/
Litges6763/
Liegis6759/
Lageze6751/
Lexeas6750/
Lesech6744/
Lesege6739/
Lieses6734/
Lejejs6733/
Legits6732/
Lleces6732/
Ligase6727/
Lejeas6718/
Leguez6714/
Leises6714/
Legasy6713/
Licese6713/
Leazes6713/
Legech6712/
Liezes6710/
Legegi678/
Luiges678/
Lagose678/
Leyces678/
Lesetz676/
Lejeje676/
Ligesa676/
Leases675/
Ligesh675/
Logase675/
Lezesd675/
Leeseesai675/
Leguisses674/
Lisege674/
Legist673/
Legais673/
Llegis673/
Legish672/
Leghis672/
Legoze672/
Legecy672/
Lesies672/
Lesise672/
Legedz672/
Ligesi672/
Legosi672/
Lagesi672/
Lagise671/
Ligise671/
Lexess671/
Lechesser671/
Leghaisse671/
Leuzes671/
Lagesy671/
Ligeze671/
Lighes671/
Ligose671/
Lezgis671/
Lesegi671/
Lesesi671/
Lesejx671/
Ligess670/
Logece670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legese
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