Leget Surname

677,464th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Leget Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leget Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela1591:189,9635,298
Netherlands1321:127,93319,924
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France21:33,211,361423,184
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

The alternate forms: Léget (1) are calculated separately.

Leget (11) may also be a first name.

Leget Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leget (Marathi: लेगेट) is more commonly found in Venezuela than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Léget. Click here for further potential spellings of Leget.

How Common Is The Last Name Leget? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leget is the 677,464th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Leget reside; 36 percent reside in South America and 36 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Leget is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 11 people.

Leget is most numerous in Venezuela, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 189,963. In Venezuela it is most frequent in: Lara, where 42 percent reside, Zulia, where 20 percent reside and Falcón, where 15 percent reside. Besides Venezuela this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Leget Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leget has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leget surname expanded 111 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leget Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leget surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leget earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.31% less than the national average, earning $30,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.58% more than the national average, earning $52,953 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léget931/
Legget91405/
Legett91200/
Legeyt91161/
Leguet9174/
Lleget9127/
Legete9110/
Legeth916/
Ledget913/
Legedt913/
Legets911/
Leaget910/
Letget910/
Legest910/
Lege892,719/
Leggett8325,829/
Legette832,245/
Ledgett8383/
Legiest8369/
Lletget8341/
Legetth8314/
Legethe838/
Leggete836/
Leegett836/
Leggeth831/
Legiett831/
Legeste831/
Leguete831/
Leggeet830/
Leggets830/
Leygett830/
Leegget830/
Leanget830/
Leagest830/
Leigest830/
Leigett830/
Leger8045,131/
Legge8012,735/
Laget802,680/
Liege80760/
Leege80536/
Loget80409/
Liget80301/
Leges80279/
Leged80209/
Leage80164/
Legit80130/
Legey80128/
Legee8077/
Leige8074/
Ledge8064/
Leuge8063/
Lekge8060/
Lejet8056/
Legea8048/
Leghe8032/
Llege8020/
Leyge8019/
Leset8014/
Legeć8012/
Legie8010/
Legeň8010/
Legez809/
Legep805/
Lecet805/
Legyt803/
Legée803/
Lezet802/
Legeh801/
Letge801/
Leggette771,024/
Leegette7711/
Lekgethe776/
Leggetts772/
Leiggett772/
Lleggett772/
Leygette771/
Leggeett771/
Leigheit771/
Laeggett771/
Leyguest770/
Leggettt770/
Ledger739,326/
Legess731,453/
Liegey73519/
Legieć73503/
Legier73460/
Leager73288/
Gliege73238/
Loiget73201/
Leigey73190/
Legger73188/
Leeger73185/
Leguit73173/
Liguet73166/
Leseth73141/
Leguey73134/
Ligget73132/
Leiger73120/
Leisge73119/
Leguer73106/
Legeer7385/
Legait7384/
Lechet7370/
Lesete7364/
Leguyt7361/
Legues7357/
Lleset7353/
Ligett7352/
Legitt7346/
Leguee7342/
Leighe7336/
Leggee7335/
Lesger7335/
Legits7332/
Legies7327/
Leggit7325/
Leigep7323/
Lagget7321/
Leguei7321/
Legher7320/
Lezzet7318/
Lleger7317/
Llezet7315/
Leguez7314/
Legech7312/
Legueh7312/
Leagea7310/
Leyger737/
Lesetz736/
Lejedt736/
Leggie735/
Leadge735/
Leghei735/
Legghe734/
Ligete734/
Legist733/
Legith733/
Leange733/
Logeth733/
Legged732/
Legite732/
Lehege732/
Lezett732/
Leughe732/
Leinge732/
Liegie732/
Legedz732/
Lekhet732/
Legees732/
Lekgey732/
Lidget731/
Ledgee731/
Logett731/
Lagett731/
Leagye731/
Leasge731/
Ledgit731/
Lenhge731/
Leegey731/
Legges731/
Legheh731/
Leguea731/
Lieghe731/
Lleage731/
Lleges731/
Llegie731/
Leiges731/
Leiset731/
Leggey731/
Leghea731/
Leghed731/
Legied731/
Legiej731/
Legoit731/
Ledjet731/
Legued731/
Legyte731/
Le'ger731/
Lagiet731/
Leuzet731/
Lezete731/
Lezged731/
Ledgie731/
Ledges730/
Ligeht730/
Lygett730/
Leitge730/
Leages730/
Leghey730/
Lledge730/
Leagie730/
Leedge730/
Legitz730/
Lezeit730/
Lageht730/
Lekghetho712/
Legghette711/
D'Leggett711/
Lega678,936/
Liggett677,491/
Legi672,882/
Lese671,750/
Leggitt67940/
Lidgett67872/
Leze67832/
Lige67730/
Leiguez67288/
Leiseth67272/
Leygues67261/
Leigues67225/
Leguijt67218/
Leje67209/
Lesguer67128/
Lece67125/
Lexe6791/
Lezette6784/
Llegues6771/
Llezett6761/
Llezeth6760/
Leigher6757/
Läge6755/
Lesethe6746/
Laggett6738/
Liegheu6738/
Legé6730/
Leachet6728/
Ledgess6722/
Letchet6719/
Geelege6717/
Legiste6716/
Leijger6715/
Leggier6713/
Leugheu6712/
Leiguer6710/
Leghait679/
Laigete676/
Ligette675/
Leaguer675/
Legueer675/
Llesett674/
Leseete674/
Likgete674/
Lleseth673/
Legiedz673/
Lechger672/
Loggett672/
Leaguye672/
Lhesest672/
Legejje672/
Lyge671/
Leighey671/
Lesette671/
Ligeste671/
Liguett671/
Liseete671/
Lidgetp671/
Liechet671/
Lezzett671/
Laigeit671/
Leagitt671/
Leegist671/
Leejith671/
Legitte671/
Lehenge671/
Liezeth671/
Leuchet671/
Leichet671/
Lizeeth671/
Lège671/
Leiguei671/
Ledjete671/
Leguite671/
Legè671/
Legaite671/
Legaitė671/
Liguete671/
Liegytė671/
Llechet671/
Lletjet671/
Lekhete671/
Legesch671/
Ljge671/
Leyguez671/
Leesett670/
Ledgitt670/
Leaghey670/
Leaguea670/
Leighed670/
Leighhe670/
Liggets670/
Leagues670/
Leadger670/
Leegger670/
Liggeth670/
Leidger670/
Leighie670/
Lhedges670/

Leget Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leget in the Marathi language
लेगेटlegeta-

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Leget Reference & Research

Legg DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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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 Leget
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