Legien Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Legien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 145 | 1:555,210 | 45,787 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Legień (285) & Legieñ (1) are calculated separately.
Legien (18) may also be a first name.
Legien Demographics
Average Legien Salary in
Canada
$37,661 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Legien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legien Come From? nationality or country of origin
Legien is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Legień or Legieñ. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Legien? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,310,135th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Legien are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 18 people.
The last name Legien is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 555,210. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 21 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Legien Last Name Statistics demography
Legien earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 24.2% less than the national average, earning $37,661 CAD per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Legien
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