Legong Surname

246,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Legong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4141:38,3154,925
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Legong (1,716) may also be a first name.

Legong Last Name Facts

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

Legong is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legong? popularity and diffusion

Legong is the 246,661st most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,520,810 people. Legong is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Legong live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Legong is also the 185,342nd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 1,716 people.

The surname Legong is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,414 people, or 1 in 38,315. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 47 percent reside, Limpopo, where 39 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 5 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Legong Last Name Statistics demography

Legong earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.57% less than the national average, earning R 155,484 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legongp921/
Lekgong921/
Leegong921/
Leggong921/
Legon915,243/
Leangong861/
Leagoing860/
Leingong860/
Logong83666/
Ligong83166/
Lagong83156/
Legone8383/
Leggon8381/
Leagon8379/
Leigon8372/
Leegon8332/
Legohn8328/
Legang8328/
Legond839/
Legung837/
Leygon835/
Liegon834/
Legoin831/
Legont831/
Legoon831/
Leghon830/
Legotin771,184/
Leugang7768/
Leegang7758/
Laigong7756/
Leangon7733/
Loghong7725/
Liggong7725/
Laggong7715/
Leagung7713/
Legosin779/
Lagoung776/
Loggong775/
Leighon774/
Lohgong774/
Liegang773/
Legoune773/
Leigang772/
Leygeon772/
Lekgang771/
Lekgone771/
Leggang771/
Lesgang770/
Leageon770/
Ligon7310,878/
Legan732,922/
Legom7374/
Legoń7317/
Lygon7315/
Legón7315/
Leisgang71492/
Leasgang7113/
Leighang715/
Leangoon715/
Legonova712/
Leighgon712/
Legougne712/
Legoshyn711/
Legasing711/
Legateng711/
Leagehon710/
Lagang672,420/
Liggon67403/
Legonkova67329/
Legand67279/
Leagan67186/
Ligang67182/
Legane67168/
Liogon67112/
Leegan67110/
Legant6798/
Leigan6747/
Logang6731/
Legahn6725/
Leggan6724/
Laigon6718/
Llegan6715/
Ligone6714/
Ligung6714/
Leghan6711/
Lighon6710/
Ligont677/
Legoschin676/
Leugan676/
Ligoon675/
Laygon674/
Ligoun672/
Legann672/
Ligond671/
Leghom671/
Loigon671/
Liegan671/
Legoum671/
Lekgan671/
Leggam671/
Hleangoon671/

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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 Legong
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