Legitan Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Legitan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100 | 1:1,771,428 | 64,453 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Legitan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legitan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Legitan is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Legitan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legitan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,755,741st most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Legitan live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 1,771,428. In Nigeria Legitan is most common in: Ogun, where 96 percent are found, Lagos, where 3 percent are found and Osun, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 6 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leguitan | 93 | 31 | / |
| Legutan | 86 | 95 | / |
| Ligitan | 86 | 33 | / |
| Lagitan | 86 | 33 | / |
| Lecitan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Legetan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leggiton | 80 | 16 | / |
| Leagiton | 80 | 3 | / |
| Liguitan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ligutan | 71 | 4,316 | / |
| Lagutan | 71 | 1,551 | / |
| Leziton | 71 | 12 | / |
| Licitan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ligetan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lagetan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lagiton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laggutan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lesitein | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lisaytan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesetane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liggiton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legeston | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leegayton | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lyguiston | 63 | 0 | / |
| Leesaitong | 59 | 1 | / |
| Liguton | 57 | 33 | / |
| Laguton | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ligitom | 57 | 1 | / |
| Loguton | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lexeton | 57 | 0 | / |
| Leesaithong | 56 | 1 | / |
| Lagethon | 53 | 10 | / |
| Lysaytan | 53 | 3 | / |
| Leecheethaun | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lysaytang | 50 | 2 | / |
| Luizeuton | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Legitan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis