Legia Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Legia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam1731:535,5261,489
Colombia751:636,9887,733
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
India201:38,353,269431,471
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

Legia (703) may also be a first name.

Legia Last Name Facts

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

Legia (Arabic: ليجيا, Georgian: ლეგია, Marathi: लेगीआ) is carried by more people in Vietnam than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Legia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legia? popularity and diffusion

Legia is the 744,013th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Legia are found; 53 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Viet-Asia. Legia is also the 311,646th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 703 people.

The last name Legia is most prevalent in Vietnam, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 535,526. In Vietnam Legia is primarily concentrated in: Southeast, where 76 percent are found, North Central, where 12 percent are found and Red River Delta, where 8 percent are found. Barring Vietnam it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.

Legia Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Legia earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 54.82% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,759 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.87% less than the national average, earning $17,964,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $32,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legiah9132/
Leegia918/
Leggia914/
Legiaz911/
Lgia8928/
Leija8023,115/
Leisa80923/
Leiya80878/
Leiza80846/
Ligia80467/
Lagia80126/
Logia80113/
Lejia80111/
Legio80108/
Lezia8070/
Legea8048/
Leiao8023/
Leyia8015/
Lugia807/
Lesga805/
Leioa802/
Lezga802/
Leuia801/
Lejga801/
Lea7547,342/
Leggio734,494/
Leihao73330/
Leicea73166/
Leizza73151/
Letgio7375/
Lugiai7338/
Lehgay7325/
Leijas7323/
Lesgaa7322/
Leicaj7321/
Luigia7320/
Leisau7319/
Leizea7318/
Ligiau7312/
Leagea7310/
Legiot739/
Liggia737/
Leijha736/
Leyiah736/
Leijah735/
Legioy735/
Ledzia735/
Leejia734/
Lagiah734/
Legios734/
Leijia733/
Leihsa733/
Leicai733/
Legioi732/
Lejias732/
Lugiea731/
Logiah731/
Leisea731/
Leiyaa731/
Ledgio731/
Láeija731/
Leizas731/
Leisay731/
Laigia731/
Laehga731/
Leisai731/
Leizai731/
Lezgaa731/
Leiyah731/
Lougia730/
Leitca730/
Liza67103,425/
Leao6778,191/
Lisa6739,796/
Lesa6713,818/
Liah6710,493/
Leja679,839/
Leca679,431/
Lica679,044/
Lija678,490/
Leah677,680/
Leza676,511/
Leha673,646/
Leua672,650/
Leau671,960/
Lexa671,789/
Liha67991/
Liea67767/
Leoa67253/
Loea67231/
Leoi67170/
Laea67116/
Luea6776/
Leța6771/
Lieggio6737/
Leea6735/
Leaț6731/
Liňa6713/
Leaj678/
Lhea677/
Lyea677/
Liða676/
Llea675/
Leiseas674/
Leaõ673/
Lhia673/
Loghiya672/
Leaa672/
Ljia672/
Leijahh671/
Lița671/
Lliugia671/
Líga671/
Hleijah671/
Legioux671/
Leaș671/
Le'a671/
Leãa671/
Hlea671/
Li'a671/

Legia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legia in the Georgian language
ლეგიაlegia-
Legia in the Marathi language
लेगीआlegi'a-
Legia in the Arabic language
ليجياlyjya-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legia
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