Legius Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Legius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2021:83,60013,946
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Legius (252) may also be a first name.

Legius Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legius is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legius? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,140,742nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname Legius is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Legius reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 561,423rd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 252 people.

The surname Legius is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 83,600. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 70 percent live, Limburg, where 7 percent live and North Holland, where 6 percent live. Besides The Netherlands it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leius9188/
Liegious860/
Lezius83301/
Lezgus8353/
Logius8311/
Lagius836/
Legios834/
Ligius831/
Leieus831/
Legiusová801/
Ledzius7718/
Liegios772/
Leijuse771/
Logieus770/
Loius73300/
Lejus73206/
Lecus73151/
Lious7381/
Lesus7367/
Lisus7351/
Leous7342/
Lihus7332/
Lehus7328/
Lijus7314/
Licus7311/
Lyeus739/
Leios735/
Lexus734/
Lizus733/
Lieus733/
Leyus732/
Luius731/
Ližus731/
Louius67209/
Lehush6790/
Lizius6784/
Lesuis6751/
Lajius6732/
Lesous6727/
Loeuis6713/
Lizeus6711/
Loiuse6710/
Lecous678/
Lojius676/
Laious676/
Leeyus676/
Lehous675/
Lejust674/
Lexeus674/
Luious674/
Lisaus673/
Lexuis672/
Lizaus672/
Leheus672/
Lohius671/
Loious671/
Leoush671/
Lajeus671/
Lejuse671/
Laiius671/
Olious671/
Lyoius671/
Lihaus671/
Lizhus671/
Lisjus671/
Lisush671/
Leuuis671/
Lizjus671/
Looius670/
Luyius670/

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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
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  • 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 Legius
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