Legister Surname
Approximately 638 people bear this surname
Legister Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 269 | 1:10,669 | 1,125 |
| United States | 166 | 1:2,183,488 | 137,532 |
| England | 158 | 1:352,646 | 25,413 |
| Panama | 35 | 1:111,779 | 4,120 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Legister (68) may also be a first name.
Legister Demographics
Average Legister Salary in
United States
$46,187 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Legister Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legister Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Legister occurs in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Legister.
How Common Is The Last Name Legister? popularity and diffusion
The surname Legister is the 512,152nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,422,486 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Legister live; 42 percent live in Caribbean and 42 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. Legister is also the 1,181,159th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 68 people.
The last name Legister is most commonly used in Jamaica, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 10,669. In Jamaica Legister is most common in: Cornwall County, where 59 percent reside, Middlesex County, where 23 percent reside and Surrey County, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Jamaica this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and England, where 25 percent reside.
Legister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Legister has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Legister last name increased 15,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Legister Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Legister last name are 28.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82.14% registered with the party.
Legister earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.04% more than the national average, earning $46,187 USD 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 Legister
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