Legola Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Croatia

Legola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Legola (13) may also be a first name.

Legola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legola (Russian: Легола) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legola? popularity and diffusion

Legola is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Legola is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Legola live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 13 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa Legola is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 70 percent live, Limpopo, where 20 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Legola Last Name Statistics demography

Legola earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.74% less than the national average, earning R 164,580 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legotla9212/
Legoula922/
Lekgola921/
Legolas921/
Leagola921/
Lekgoela863/
Ligola831,066/
Legala83758/
Legela83183/
Legula83162/
Logola83158/
Lagola83144/
Legole8339/
Legoli8326/
Legolo831/
Lekgoelea801/
Lekgoehla801/
Legotlo77413/
Legolie7795/
Lekgela7785/
Ligoola7784/
Lighola7774/
Lagoela7760/
Lekgula7754/
Leghela7754/
Leegala7725/
Logolla7724/
Legalla7710/
Legalau776/
Lekgala776/
Leggela773/
Leggala773/
Leagala773/
Lekgolo772/
Lekgole772/
Legoele772/
Leigala771/
Legaula771/
Legalaa771/
Legulla771/
Logolaa771/
Legholo771/
Legollo771/
Legalay771/
Legotle771/
Legouli771/
Lehgolo771/
Lekgoeleea751/
Leingala7163/
Lekgoele716/
Legalais714/
Leegaala711/
Legalays711/
Legosles711/
Legollie711/
Loingola711/
Ligala67244/
Legallais67243/
Logela67174/
Ligoli67128/
Logala67122/
Ligolo6798/
Logolo6775/
Legule6774/
Legali6762/
Legale6742/
Leguła6741/
Ligela6735/
Legalo6727/
Ligole6727/
Lagolo6721/
Legelo6711/
Leguli6711/
Legaly677/
Ligula677/
Lygala675/
Loing'ola671/
Lekgotlho671/
Lekgothle671/
Legallias670/
Legullais670/

Legola Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legola in the Russian language
Леголаlegola-

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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 Legola
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