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
Legister is found in Jamaica more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Legister click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legister? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 512,152nd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,422,486 people. The surname Legister is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Legister reside; 42 percent reside in Caribbean and 42 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. Legister is also the 1,181,159th most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 68 people.
It is most commonly used in Jamaica, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 10,669. In Jamaica it is mostly concentrated in: Cornwall County, where 59 percent live, Middlesex County, where 23 percent live and Surrey County, where 18 percent live. Besides Jamaica this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and England, where 25 percent live.
Legister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Legister has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Legister surname grew 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 Democrats than the national average, with 82.14% being registered to vote for the political 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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