Leggeat Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Leggeat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leggeat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland261:205,91610,908
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Leggeat Last Name Facts

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

Leggeat is held by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leggeat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leggeat is the 3,274,477th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Leggeat occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Leggeat reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Leggeat is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 205,916. In Scotland Leggeat is primarily found in: Angus, where 31 percent are found, Perth and Kinross, where 27 percent are found and Moray, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Scotland Leggeat is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legeat922/
Legeait861/
Legea8348/
Legeault8076/
Legeaite802/
Legeay77524/
Lageat77287/
Leggoe77204/
Legeyt77161/
Legeai7796/
Legait7784/
Logeat7782/
Legeas7729/
Leggay7724/
Legaut7717/
Leggeo7714/
Legaet7713/
Leagea7710/
Leeaut776/
Leggau775/
Legeya772/
Leggey771/
Leguea771/
Leghea771/
Legsea771/
Leggaa771/
Legeau770/
Leeath770/
Leageault751/
Legault7121,014/
Legogie7173/
Liegaut7144/
Liegeot7128/
Legeais7123/
Leghait719/
Leggeji715/
Legueut714/
Legouet714/
Legeasd713/
Legeaye711/
Legueya711/
Legeaud711/
Legaitė711/
Legigie711/
Legoett711/
Legegge711/
Leggaie711/
Leaguea710/
Legae672,239/
Legay671,827/
Legoe67249/
Legau67244/
Legai67139/
Legey67128/
Legoa6729/
Legaj6725/
Ligea677/
Leegayat676/
Legueult675/
Legaa673/
Leead673/
Leagault673/
Leuat673/
Leigheit671/
Legouiet671/

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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 Leggeat
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