Legeto Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Legeto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legeto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Legeto Last Name Facts

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

Legeto is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legeto? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Legeto reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Legeto is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Legeto is primarily concentrated in: Baringo County, where 33 percent live, Laikipia County, where 33 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 33 percent live. Other than Kenya Legeto is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Lithuania, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekgeto9226/
Legetho928/
Lekgetho865,394/
Lekgetoa864/
Lekgheto863/
Letgetho861/
Lejeto83115/
Legito83110/
Legeta8342/
Legoto8317/
Logeto839/
Leseto832/
Lageto831/
Lekgethoa8010/
Liekgetho802/
Leseeto77212/
Legieta77144/
Lekgoto7799/
Lekheto7756/
Lagetto7753/
Legatto7751/
Legotho7718/
Logetto777/
Lekgato777/
Legesta775/
Lekgeta774/
Lagheto772/
Legisto772/
Loggeto771/
Leaseto771/
Lesetho771/
Ledceto771/
Legotto771/
Lecheto771/
Liggeto770/
Lekhetho711,654/
Lekgatho71212/
Lekgetha7187/
Lekgotho7170/
Laggetto7142/
Loggetto7126/
Liggetto718/
Lokgetho712/
Leegotto712/
Liegieta712/
Legaetta711/
Lighetto711/
Lechetto711/
Legoetta711/
Lesito67547/
Leceta67482/
Legita67386/
Logito67222/
Legata67192/
Lecito67137/
Lezeta6769/
Leseta6755/
Ligoto6735/
Lejeta6723/
Logoto6710/
Legota677/
Lyseto675/
Lagoto674/
Ligito674/
Lexeta672/
Logeta672/
Liseto672/
Lagito671/
Leghettas671/

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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 Legeto
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