Legette Surname

188,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Legette Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legette Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2311:162,46516,530
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:282,12722,717

Legette (33) may also be a first name.

Legette Last Name Facts

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

Legette occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legette? popularity and diffusion

It is the 188,361st most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,246,123 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Legette live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. Legette is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 33 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,231 people, or 1 in 162,465. In The United States Legette is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 36 percent reside, North Carolina, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Antigua and Barbuda, where 0 percent reside.

Legette Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Legette has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legette surname increased 1,253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Legette Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Legette last name are 8.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Legette earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.37% less than the national average, earning $33,928 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.34% less than the national average, earning $46,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leggette931,024/
Leegette9311/
Leygette931/
Leugette931/
Legett92200/
Legete9210/
Leggetter8843/
Legeetter882/
Ledgetter882/
Legghette881/
Leggett8625,829/
Legoete86911/
Logette86369/
Lezette8684/
Ledgett8683/
Legotte8641/
Lejette8628/
Legetth8614/
Lagette8611/
Legethe868/
Leggete866/
Leegett866/
Ligette865/
Legatte865/
Lesette861/
Legetes861/
Legetti861/
Legiett861/
Legitte861/
Legeste861/
Leguete861/
Legetet861/
Leygett860/
Leigett860/
Leget83440/
Leadgetter821/
Leiggetter820/
Lechette8062/
Leggitte8021/
Lagettie8016/
Leseutte8014/
Legester8013/
Liggette8012/
Legestee807/
Leghetti807/
Lekgethe806/
Leggetts802/
Leiggett802/
Lleggett802/
Ligettet801/
Liseette801/
Leggeett801/
Leggetit801/
Leggetti801/
Leggatte801/
Liezette801/
Legoethe801/
Liesette801/
Leezette800/
Leggettt800/
Leazette800/
Leggetyt800/
Laggette800/
Legate771,955/
Legote77847/
Legget77405/
Legeyt77161/
Leguet7774/
Lesete7764/
Ligett7752/
Legitt7746/
Legeta7742/
Lleget7727/
Legeti7711/
Legeth776/
Ligete774/
Ledget773/
Legedt773/
Legite772/
Lagete772/
Lezett772/
Logete772/
Legets771/
Legyte771/
Lezete771/
Leaget770/
Lygett770/
Letget770/
Legest770/
Ledgester7538/
Lechetter751/
Leichette751/
D'Leggett751/
Liggett717,491/
Lisette711,417/
Leggate711,205/
Leggitt71940/
Lidgett71872/
Lizette71254/
Licette71248/
Legieta71144/
Lagotte71116/
Legatti7193/
Lekgate7178/
Legiest7169/
Llezett7161/
Lesethe7146/
Lletget7141/
Lagetti7140/
Ligetta7137/
Logetei7130/
Ligetti7121/
Legiste7116/
Lesetti7114/
Ligotte7111/
Lejetté7110/
Legotti7110/
Le'gate718/
Leegate717/
Lyzette717/
Ligetes717/
Laigete716/
Leseute715/
Llesett714/
Lekgeta714/
Leseete714/
Likgete714/
Leseter712/
Liegyte712/
Ligeste711/
Liguett711/
Liseete711/
Lezzett711/
Laegate711/
Lagatte711/
Leagitt711/
Leggeth711/
Lagiete711/
Lecetti711/
Logotte711/
Ledjete711/
Leguite711/
Legaite711/
Liguete711/
Lekhete711/
Leesett710/
Ledgitt710/
Leggeet710/
Leggets710/
Leegget710/
Leanget710/
Leagest710/
Leigest710/
Leygate710/
Legister67638/
Liget67301/
Leged67209/
Legit67130/
Lekhethe67115/
Lekgetha6787/
Laghetti6772/
Lejet6756/
Loggetti6724/
Lizzette6715/
Leset6714/
Liggetts6713/
Luizette6713/
Legeć6712/
Lechetta6711/
Leisetti675/
Luisette675/
Lecet675/
Lekgetoa674/
Legyt673/
Lezet672/
Lechetti672/
Lecheter672/
Liegieta672/
Likgethe672/
Liesetty671/
Leysetti671/
Leugheed671/
Leiseste671/
Leiseter671/
Leazetta671/
Leigheit671/
Llezetts671/
Loisette671/
Logietei671/
Léget671/
Leegiste671/
Lesetihe671/
Liggiett670/
Lezyotte670/
Leyguest670/

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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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  • 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 Legette
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