Legiyem Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Legiyem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legiyem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia901:1,469,43599,362
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Legiyem (11,168) may also be a first name.

Legiyem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legiyem occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Legiyem.

How Common Is The Last Name Legiyem? popularity and diffusion

Legiyem is the 1,943,350th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Legiyem live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 56,891st most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 11,168 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 1,469,435. In Indonesia Legiyem is most prevalent in: Central Java, where 80 percent are found, South Sumatra, where 8 percent are found and Jambi, where 7 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lagiyem8635/
Liegheyem751/
Lekhiem714/
Legjeem712/
Lesiyam711/
Legayen711/
Lagiyom711/
Leikheim6757/
Ledgeham671/

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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
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  • 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 Legiyem
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