Legodi Surname

31,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,139 people bear this surname

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

Legodi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legodi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa16,9791:3,191423
Botswana991:22,0904,408
England321:1,741,18971,393
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Legodi (517) may also be a first name.

Legodi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legodi is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legodi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 31,165th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 425,203 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Legodi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Legodi is also the 371,657th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 517 people.

Legodi is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 16,979 people, or 1 in 3,191. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 46 percent live, Gauteng, where 37 percent live and North West, where 9 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Legodi Last Name Statistics demography

Legodi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.96% less than the national average, earning R 173,580 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legodie9223/
Legodio9212/
Lekgodi925/
Legoedi921/
Legodais8618/
Legudi83347/
Logodi8354/
Lagodi8312/
Legode8311/
Legoda8310/
Ligodi837/
Legadi837/
Legody831/
Lekgadi77101/
Legouda7755/
Legoyda7744/
Hlogodi7714/
Legasdi7713/
Lygoudi774/
Lagodie773/
Lekgode772/
Ligoudi772/
Leghedi772/
Leghadi771/
Lekgoda771/
Lekgedi771/
Lagodai771/
Hligodi771/
Ligoudis7132/
Lygoudis7118/
Legoudes7113/
Legaddis711/
Lighoudi711/
Lagoudai711/
Leegoode711/
Legada674,301/
Ligadi67558/
Lagadi67215/
Logedi67160/
Ligoda6753/
Legade6725/
Legede6725/
Lagode6713/
Logadi679/
Ligudi672/
Lagedi671/
Ligode671/
Ligedi671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Legodi
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