Legesse Surname

3,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149,856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Legesse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legesse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia149,2281:65499
United States4191:865,05765,721
Canada531:695,20056,020
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Sweden181:547,04239,827
England161:3,482,379114,324
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
China51:273,464,31313,838
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Legesse (275,812) may also be a first name.

Legesse Last Name Facts

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

Legesse (Russian: Легессе) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Legesse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legesse? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,748th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 48,630 people. The last name Legesse is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Legesse reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Legesse is also the 3,809th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 275,812 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 149,228 people, or 1 in 654. Aside from Ethiopia Legesse occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Legesse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Legesse last name are 43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Legesse earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 27.02% less than the national average, earning 252,561 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.67% less than the national average, earning $36,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.77% less than the national average, earning $37,875 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leguesse9339/
Leggesse9322/
Leghesse9318/
Legessie934/
Legeesse931/
Lhegesse930/
Legese9283,635/
Legess921,453/
Lagesse862,115/
Legasse86258/
Lecesse86106/
Legessa8637/
Ledgess8622/
Leggese8615/
Leghese865/
Legeset862/
Legisse862/
Legosse861/
Lekgese861/
Legesea861/
Leegese861/
Legesey860/
Leges83279/
Legassie80298/
Legassey80147/
Lagaesse8035/
Lagessie8018/
Leagetse8017/
Legesech8016/
Legueiss808/
Lesgessy805/
Liegiese803/
Leghisse802/
Legassee802/
Leguisse802/
Lyguesse801/
Legaisse801/
Legesesh801/
Lehesese800/
Lesese771,622/
Legase77252/
Legues7757/
Legies7727/
Logese7721/
Lagese7720/
Lieges7717/
Legise7716/
Legesa776/
Legose774/
Legece773/
Lecese772/
Lesise772/
Legees772/
Legets771/
Lexess771/
Leuges771/
Legges771/
Lleges771/
Leiges771/
Ledges770/
Ligess770/
Leages770/
Legesy770/
Legest770/
Laiguesse7573/
Leguisses754/
Lechesser751/
Leggassie751/
Leghaisse751/
Lagasse715,670/
Leygues71261/
Leigues71225/
Liegise7199/
Llegues7171/
Legiest7169/
Legasey7154/
Lagaese7147/
Leitges7139/
Lagisse7119/
Lagosse7117/
Logisse7117/
Lesitse7114/
Logosse7113/
Légasse7112/
Leigise717/
Lecessi716/
Lechese716/
Lesuise715/
Legassi715/
Legassy715/
Lageese714/
Legissa714/
Logasse714/
Legasei713/
Leguise713/
Lexesee712/
Lekgesa712/
Legasee711/
Ligasse711/
Ligessa711/
Lesesce711/
Leseser711/
Leseshe711/
Lagessi711/
Legacee711/
Legesha711/
Llesise711/
Leggiss711/
Lageshe711/
Laghese711/
Lekgase711/
Legesch711/
Lisesse711/
Leggets710/
Leagues710/
Leagest710/
Leigest710/
Legaise710/
Lhedges710/
Lesisse710/
Lesuisse67847/
Legis67394/
Lagaisse67371/
Lagassie67291/
Lesis67147/
Leces67112/
Lagassey6785/
Liges6759/
Leses6743/
Lagassee6742/
Lejes6735/
Lexes6728/
Laghasse6722/
Legeć6712/
Lezes6711/
Legez679/
Lesys676/
Logosseh674/
Leggetts672/
Leguiset672/
Logassee672/
Loghessy671/
Llagasse671/
Leigeois671/
Legex671/
Legys671/
Lechesea671/
Leesesai671/
Letchges670/
Leyguest670/

Legesse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legesse in the Russian language
Легессеlegesse-

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