Legner Surname
Approximately 1,844 people bear this surname
Legner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 713 | 1:112,911 | 13,898 |
| United States | 686 | 1:528,366 | 44,010 |
| Czechia | 176 | 1:60,417 | 10,119 |
| Austria | 115 | 1:74,047 | 11,271 |
| Poland | 42 | 1:904,970 | 68,062 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Slovenia | 17 | 1:146,334 | 13,558 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55 | 1:913,067 | 55,053 |
The alternate forms: Légner (12) & Legnér (7) are calculated separately.
Legner (29) may also be a first name.
Legner Demographics
Average Legner Salary in
United States
$42,046 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Legner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legner Come From? nationality or country of origin
Legner (Russian: Легнер) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Légner or Legnér. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legner? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 221,309th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,952,031 people. The surname Legner is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Legner live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. Legner is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 29 people.
This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 713 people, or 1 in 112,911. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 41 percent live, Bavaria, where 24 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent live and Czechia, where 10 percent live.
Legner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Legner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legner last name increased 1,247 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Legner Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Legner surname are 3.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.41% registered to vote for the political party.
Legner earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning $42,046 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Legner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Legner in the Russian language | ||
| Легнер | legner | - |
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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 Legner
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