Leglise Surname

471,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Leglise Surname User-submission:

Leglise means "the church" in French.

Leglise Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2371:280,26543,035
Argentina1341:318,98125,304
Belgium1311:87,76113,683
Australia871:310,29526,919
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Uruguay221:155,98913,535
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Léglise (142) are calculated separately.

Leglise Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Leglise means "the church" in French.

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Leglise Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leglise is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Léglise. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leglise? popularity and diffusion

It is the 471,721st most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,249,713 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Leglise are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Leglise is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 280,265. In France Leglise is most common in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 52 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 21 percent reside and Occitanie, where 10 percent reside. Not including France it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 19 percent reside and Belgium, where 18 percent reside.

Leglise Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leglise has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leglise last name grew 509 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leglise Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leglise surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

Leglise earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.08% less than the national average, earning $36,640 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léglise95142/
L'Eglise9329/
Leglisse9327/
Leglises9315/
Leglize866/
Legluse861/
Leglois861/
Liglise861/
Leglice860/
Lelse832/
Laglisse801/
Lesglice800/
Laglaise800/
Lelsie7714/
Lelsey773/
Legles771/
Lelgie771/
Lelser771/
Loelse770/
Leghlissi75101/
Legleiger751/
Liglige717/
Léglize712/
Lelsher711/
Laelsie711/
Leslsie711/
Legless711/
Leygles710/
Legleas710/
Liegles710/
Lagleise6712/
Lelsa675/
Lelje675/
Lilse672/
Lylse672/
Lelce672/
Laglayse672/
Legilles672/
Lelçi672/
Lelgi671/
Lagloyse670/
Leiglets670/
Lelge670/

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