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

Legeta (Russian: Легета) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legeta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,017,195th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It is mostly 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 frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 16 people.

Legeta is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 4,969,761. In Russia Legeta is primarily found in: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, where 31 percent are found, Penza Oblast, where 24 percent are found and Republic of Adygea, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Russia Legeta exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 2 percent are found.

Legeta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Legeta surname is primarily 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
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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 Legeta
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