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
The last name Legose is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Legose click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legose? popularity and diffusion
The surname Legose is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Legose is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Legose reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 4 people.
This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Buikwe District, where 50 percent are found and Kampala District, where 50 percent are found. Besides Uganda Legose exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.
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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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