Legostev Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Legostev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legostev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2511:574,19551,234
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Legostev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legostev (Russian: Легостев) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legostev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 970,883rd most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. The last name Legostev occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Legostev are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 574,195. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 28 percent live, Samara Oblast, where 10 percent live and Orenburg Oblast, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 5 percent live and Estonia, where 0 percent live.

Legostev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Legostev surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Legostev last name are 8.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legostaev942,047/
Legosteva94181/
Legosteev942/
Legostoev941/
Legostov8824/
Ligostev8810/
Logostev887/
Legostiv885/
Lagostev881/
Legastev881/
Legostav881/
Ligostaev82608/
Lyogostev8213/
Ligosteva8210/
Legostyov822/
Legostaiv822/
Legastaev821/
Lyogosteva7813/
Ligostov7595/
Ligastaev716/
Ligostaeff671/

Legostev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legostev in the Russian language
Легостевlegostev-

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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
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  • 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 Legostev
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