Legga Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Legga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
India161:47,941,586492,263
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Legga (32) may also be a first name.

Legga Last Name Facts

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

Legga (Hindi: लेगा) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Legga.

How Common Is The Last Name Legga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. Legga occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Legga live; 43 percent live in Southeast Asia and 41 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Legga is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 32 people.

The surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 6,297,581. In Indonesia Legga is primarily found in: South Sulawesi, where 62 percent are found and West Sumatra, where 38 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Legga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Legga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Legga last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leggat911,863/
Leggay9124/
Leggas9117/
Leggau915/
Leggah913/
Leggaa911/
Lega898,936/
Leggatt832,264/
Leggats830/
Legge8012,735/
Legat803,657/
Legas802,868/
Legay801,827/
Legaz801,660/
Leggo80801/
Leuga80570/
Leggi80566/
Legha80518/
Legau80244/
Liega80199/
Llega80173/
Lagga80170/
Leiga80167/
Legah80141/
Legai80139/
Legad80139/
Leyga8075/
Leaga8068/
Legea8048/
Ligga8029/
Legoa8029/
Laega8027/
Legaj8025/
Leega8019/
Lehga8014/
Logga809/
Lesga805/
Legaa803/
Lekga802/
Lejga801/
Leggè801/
Legap801/
Lekgau733,507/
Lieggi73711/
Lekgoa73599/
Legaux73418/
Legget73405/
Legatt73311/
Leigha73234/
Leagas73211/
Legger73188/
Legaid73173/
Leinga73128/
Liggat73118/
Legast7392/
Legait7384/
Leiggi7384/
Legach7381/
Legaud7367/
Leggis7365/
Leanga7351/
Laggay7349/
Liegau7349/
Leggee7335/
Laigga7333/
Laggai7332/
Leagay7329/
Laggah7327/
Leggit7325/
Lehgay7325/
Lesgaa7322/
Lyagga7320/
Legass7319/
Legaut7317/
Legatz7316/
Legats7312/
Legasp7312/
Legahe7312/
Llegad7311/
Leagea7310/
Leygat7310/
Leggot738/
Leggos738/
Legacz738/
Leegay738/
Legasd736/
Llegas735/
Le'gat735/
Loggah735/
Legghe734/
Legaya734/
Legais733/
Lekgay733/
Legged732/
Leghad732/
Leigoa732/
Leagai732/
Leghat732/
Lechga732/
Liegha731/
Leagad731/
Leagha731/
Leegat731/
Legges731/
Leggui731/
Leghha731/
Leguea731/
Laagga731/
Leigah731/
Hlekga731/
Leigai731/
Leigas731/
Leggey731/
Leghai731/
Leghay731/
Leghea731/
Legaia731/
Legatš731/
Leaggo731/
Laehga731/
Liggai731/
Leegai731/
Leagoa731/
Legaas731/
Legash731/
Legghi731/
Legaus730/
Leggett6725,829/
Legault6721,014/
Laga6712,301/
Lego6711,478/
Loga676,404/
Liga674,754/
Legi672,882/
Lege672,719/
Leggott671,031/
Leggitt67940/
Lyga67871/
Liggatt6787/
Legé6730/
Leighat6729/
Leingai6715/
Leghath6715/
Leghait679/
Léga679/
Legghio678/
Laggaha678/
Lekgooa675/
Līga674/
Lèga672/
Leggeth671/
Leigatt671/
Leighah671/
Laheiga671/
Läga671/
Líga671/
Leggiss671/
Legè671/
Legaitė671/
Liggaya671/
Leegaah671/
Leggeet670/
Leaguea670/
Leggets670/
Leegget670/
Leegger670/

Legga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legga in the Hindi language
लेगाlega88.89
लेग्गाlegga11.11

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legga
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