Legeta Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

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

Legeta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legeta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Legeta (16) may also be a first name.

Legeta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legeta (Russian: Легета) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Legeta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legeta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Legeta is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Legeta is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Legeta are found; 43 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 43 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Legeta is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 16 people.

Legeta is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 4,969,761. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, where 31 percent live, Penza Oblast, where 24 percent live and Republic of Adygea, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent live and Ethiopia, where 2 percent live.

Legeta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (48%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legieta92144/
Legesta925/
Lekgeta924/
Lekgetha8687/
Lekgetoa864/
Liegieta862/
Legaetta861/
Legoetta861/
Leceta83482/
Legita83386/
Legata83192/
Lezeta8369/
Leseta8355/
Lejeta8323/
Legete8310/
Legota837/
Legeto836/
Lexeta832/
Logeta832/
Lekgethoa8010/
Leghettas801/
Legette772,245/
Legista77451/
Lecheta77431/
Lejesta77220/
Letjeta77133/
Ligetta7737/
Lekgata7733/
Lekgeto7726/
Legethe778/
Legetho778/
Leiseta777/
Leggete776/
Ligesta776/
Leseita775/
Lekheta775/
Lesetha773/
Legatha772/
Legotta772/
Lekgota772/
Logetta771/
Lesesta771/
Lesetau771/
Lagoeta771/
Legetes771/
Legetti771/
Logieta771/
Legeste771/
Leguete771/
Lagetta771/
Lagieta771/
Lacgeta771/
Ligueta771/
Legetet771/
Leseeta771/
Lesetta770/
Legatta770/
Lekgetho715,394/
Leggette711,024/
Lekhetha71308/
Laggetta7113/
Legester7113/
Leegette7111/
Lechetta7111/
Legestee717/
Leghetti717/
Lekgethe716/
Loggetta715/
Lekgheto713/
Leygette711/
Leugette711/
Leazetta711/
Leeseeta711/
Leggetit711/
Leggetti711/
Lekgotha711/
Lekgatha711/
Letgetho711/
Leggetyt710/
Lagata673,162/
Lagota67440/
Ligata67400/
Lesita67386/
Lecita67348/
Liceta67191/
Lejeto67115/
Legito67110/
Lagita6797/
Lejita6781/
Leggetter6743/
Logota6740/
Logita6736/
Ligety6730/
Ligita6727/
Lizeta6727/
Liseta6720/
Legoto6717/
Logata679/
Logeto679/
Ligete674/
Legeetter672/
Legite672/
Lezita672/
Liekgetho672/
Leseto672/
Leiseetat671/
Legghette671/
Legyte671/
Lageto671/
Lijeta671/
Ligota671/
Leshcheta671/
Lexita671/

Legeta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legeta in the Russian language
Легетаlegeta-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Legeta
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