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 surname Legi (Georgian: ლეგი, Marathi: लेगी, Oriya: େଲଗୀ, Russian: Леги) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Légi. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Legi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Legi is the 152,649th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,528,642 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Legi reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Legi is also the 94,412th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 5,154 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,711 people, or 1 in 48,782. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: North Sulawesi, where 69 percent are found, East Java, where 6 percent are found and West Java, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia Legi is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Legi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Legi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legi surname expanded 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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