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

Leggan is found most frequently in Scotland. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leggan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leggan is the 4,034,050th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Leggan live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

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

Leggan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leggan has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 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
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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 Leggan
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