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
Legi (Georgian: ლეგი, Marathi: लेगी, Oriya: େଲଗୀ, Russian: Леги) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Légi. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 152,649th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,528,642 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Legi live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 94,412th most prevalent given name throughout the world It is held by 5,154 people.
The last name Legi is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 2,711 people, or 1 in 48,782. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: North Sulawesi, where 69 percent reside, East Java, where 6 percent reside and West Java, where 6 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this last name is found 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 incidence of Legi has changed through the years. 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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