Legland Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Legland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway651:79,11211,031
France531:1,253,259128,888
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England81:6,964,757184,742
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Légland (1) are calculated separately.

Legland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legland occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Légland. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legland? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,385,851st most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Legland reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently held in Norway, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 79,112. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 71 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 28 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 2 percent reside. Beside Norway this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Legland Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Legland earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.33% more than the national average, earning 357,607 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Légland951/
Leigland93104/
Leglan921/
Leighland8831/
Lagland8610/
Leglend864/
Leglant861/
Leiglan861/
Leglang861/
Logland860/
Laagland80516/
Leglatin8016/
Leguillan755/
Leghlam71433/
Leiglon7156/
Leaglon711/
Lieglein6757/
Legillon6727/
Leguillon63156/
Liguellan635/
Liguillan631/
Leglom621/
Lesguillon5933/
Leguillion593/
Layglon5712/
Laglend571/
L'Aiglon531/
Léguillon5022/

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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 Legland
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