Legose Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Legose Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Legose (4) may also be a first name.
Legose Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legose Come From? nationality or country of origin
Legose is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Legose.
How Common Is The Last Name Legose? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Legose live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 4 people.
The last name Legose is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Buikwe District, where 50 percent live and Kampala District, where 50 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.
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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 Legose
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