Legoana Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Legoana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legoana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449

Legoana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legoana is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legoana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Legoana is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Legoana live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa Legoana is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 47 percent reside, Gauteng, where 41 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 6 percent reside.

Legoana Last Name Statistics demography

Legoana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.51% less than the national average, earning R 84,336 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekgoana9394/
Lesgoana932/
Legoane8622/
Lagoana862/
Lekgoane80415/
Hlogoana806/
Ligouana801/
Lekgooane751/
Lagoano711/
Laigaona671/
Ligouane671/
Legaonio670/

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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 Legoana
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