Legom Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Legom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Legom (24) may also be a first name.

Legom Last Name Facts

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

Legom occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Legom is the 2,203,767th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Legom are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Legom is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 24 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Legom is most common in: Cross River, where 97 percent are found and Benue, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 34 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legome9151/
Leugom9112/
Liegom911/
Legoum911/
Leghom911/
Leugoum833/
Lesgome831/
Leingom831/
Leighom830/
Legon805,243/
Ligom80525/
Legum80388/
Legam8084/
Lagom8057/
Logom8037/
Legoń8017/
Legong731,612/
Legone7383/
Leggon7381/
Leagon7379/
Leigon7372/
Legame7361/
Loigom7354/
Leegon7332/
Legohn7328/
Laghom7322/
Loggom7319/
Lagoim7315/
Legond739/
Leygon735/
Ligome734/
Liegon734/
Legham733/
Legume733/
Ligoum732/
Legoon731/
Leigam731/
Legont731/
Liogom731/
Lisgom731/
Leugam731/
Leggam731/
Logoom731/
Legoin731/
Ligoym731/
Leghon730/
Legghomme712/
Legotin671,184/
Leangon6733/
Leingam6729/
Legosin679/
Leighon674/
Legoune673/
Legamme672/
Leygeon672/
Lekgone671/
Lhengum671/
Lesgham671/
Leegume671/
Lekgong671/
Laggoum671/
Leegong671/
Leggong671/
Leigham671/
Leageon670/

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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 Legom
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