Legonia Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Legonia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legonia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru1131:281,27510,931
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

The alternate forms: Legonía (1) are calculated separately.

Legonia Last Name Facts

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

Legonia is held by more people in Peru than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Legonía. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legonia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Legonia is the 1,459,453rd most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Legonia live; 89 percent live in South America and 77 percent live in Andean South America.

The surname Legonia is most prevalent in Peru, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 281,275. In Peru it is mostly found in: Lima Province, where 61 percent live, Callao Region, where 16 percent live and Junín Region, where 9 percent live. Barring Peru this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 12 percent live and Spain, where 5 percent live.

Legonia Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Legonia earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,634 per year and in United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legonía951/
Legoniaz931/
Legania86340/
Lagonia86166/
Logonia865/
Legonya863/
Legonio861/
Legoinha8044/
Llagonia8011/
Legoínha801/
Lagounia801/
Leghannia751/
L'Eugenia751/
Ligonja71678/
Ligonio71618/
Lagania71247/
Leganya71161/
Leganio71144/
Ligania71123/
Legenya7193/
Legunya7148/
Lagenia7141/
Logonya718/
Legañia713/
Legenio712/
Legagna711/
Ligonha711/
Leganea711/
Legonyo711/
Logonja711/
Logania711/
Leganja711/
Lekganya6726/
Lligonya6713/
Liganiah672/
Llagonio671/
Laghania671/

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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 Legonia
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