Leggan Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Leggan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leggan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Leggan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leggan is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Leggan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leggan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Leggan reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Leggan is most frequent in Scotland, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 382,416. In Scotland Leggan is most common in: North Lanarkshire, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Scotland it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Leggan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leggan has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name expanded 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leiggan921/
Leggang921/
Legan912,922/
Legand83279/
Laggan83276/
Leagan83186/
Liggan83179/
Legane83168/
Loggan83118/
Leegan83110/
Legant8398/
Leggon8381/
Leigan8347/
Legang8328/
Legahn8325/
Llegan8315/
Leghan8311/
Legain836/
Leugan836/
Legann832/
Liegan831/
Lekgan831/
Leggam831/
Lyggan830/
Leegang7758/
Legasin7741/
Leighan7731/
Lekgane7730/
Leegant7713/
Legandt7711/
Legagne774/
Legatin774/
Leigang772/
Leganne772/
Leangan771/
Legaune771/
Leghane771/
Legaten771/
Leggong771/
Lesgang770/
Logan73145,383/
Lagan738,777/
Ligan736,700/
Legon735,243/
Legam7384/
Lygan7331/
Legón7315/
Legań732/
Leisgang71492/
Leganova71100/
Leasgang7113/
Leighann7111/
Leighang715/
Leighgon712/
Legougne712/
Lehengan711/
Leinngan710/
Lieghann710/
Leisgand710/
Legong671,612/
Laygan67472/
Liggon67403/
Lagain67251/
Ligang67182/
Liogan67122/
Laagan6791/
Legone6783/
Leagon6779/
Loghan6778/
Leigon6772/
Laigan6771/
Laghan6756/
Leegon6732/
Legohn6728/
Llagan6721/
Ligane6721/
Llogan6720/
Logaan6717/
Lagaan6715/
Logann6711/
Loggon679/
Legond679/
Ligaun679/
Loigan679/
Logain678/
Liganh677/
Leighanne676/
Liggam675/
Leygon675/
Liagan674/
Liegon674/
Hlogan674/
Lhogan673/
Legham673/
Lighan673/
Laggon673/
Ligand672/
Legoin671/
Lhagan671/
Loganh671/
Lligan671/
Luigan671/
Leigam671/
Legont671/
Legoon671/
Laegon671/
Ligain671/
Lohgan671/
Laganh671/
Leghon670/

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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 Leggan
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