Legi Surname
Approximately 2,882 people bear this surname
Legi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2,711 | 1:48,782 | 5,488 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Légi (1) are calculated separately.
Legi (5,154) may also be a first name.
Legi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Legi (Georgian: ლეგი, Marathi: लेगी, Oriya: େଲଗୀ, Russian: Леги) is most common in Indonesia. It may appear as: Légi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Legi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 152,649th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,528,642 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Legi live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Legi is also the 94,412th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 5,154 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 2,711 people, or 1 in 48,782. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: North Sulawesi, where 69 percent reside, East Java, where 6 percent reside and West Java, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Legi occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Legi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Legi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Legi surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Legi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Legi in the Georgian language | ||
| ლეგი | legi | - |
| Legi in the Marathi language | ||
| लेगी | legi | - |
| Legi in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲଗୀ | elagi | 50 |
| େଲଗି | elagi | 50 |
| Legi in the Russian language | ||
| Леги | legi | - |
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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 Legi
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