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

The surname Legong occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legong? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 246,661st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,520,810 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Legong live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 185,342nd most common first name world-wide, borne by 1,716 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,414 people, or 1 in 38,315. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 47 percent reside, Limpopo, where 39 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent reside. Barring South Africa it is found in 10 countries. It is also found 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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