Legorreta Surname

56,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Legorreta Surname User-submission:

Basque toponym and surname registered in the onomastic gazetteer of Euskaltzaindia (Academy of the Basque Language).

As a toponym it identifies the municipality of the same name, in Gipuzkoa (Euskalherria, Pais Vasco, Basque Country).

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Legorreta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico8,4881:14,6241,284
United States5151:703,80455,627
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
England21:27,859,030389,889
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Legorreta Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Basque toponym and surname registered in the onomastic gazetteer of Euskaltzaindia (Academy of the Basque Language).

As a toponym it identifies the municipality of the same name, in Gipuzkoa (Euskalherria, Pais Vasco, Basque Country).

Its etymology comes from lehor, legor (dry, arid) with suffixation of the locative-abudancial particle -eta, meaning 'to be interpreted as dry lands'.

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Legorreta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legorreta has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legorreta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 56,065th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 805,432 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Legorreta are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

The surname Legorreta is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is held by 8,488 people, or 1 in 14,624. In Mexico it is most numerous in: México, where 49 percent are found, Mexico City, where 18 percent are found and Michoacán, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Mexico this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Legorreta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Legorreta surname are 42.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Legorreta earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 10.75% less than the national average, earning $38,509 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.56% more than the national average, earning $70,828 CAD per year.

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