Legov Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Legov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Legov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legov (Russian: Легов) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,483,783rd most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. Legov is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Legov are found; 65 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 2,882,461. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 32 percent live, Moscow Oblast, where 18 percent live and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 12 percent live. Not including Russia Legov exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Legov Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Legov last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than The US average, with 42.86% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legova9133/
Legoev9126/
Lekgov912/
Leygova831/
Lekgova831/
Logov80302/
Ligov8063/
Legow8062/
Lagov8043/
Lygov8011/
Legof801/
Legoff731,140/
Legaev73464/
Ligova7355/
Legofe7338/
Lyagov7324/
Leugop7318/
Lyogov739/
Legowa735/
Lygova732/
Liegop731/
Legoif731/
Lekgow731/
Legiev731/
Leghav731/
Lagoev731/
Laggov731/
Leagow730/
Lekgowa67409/
Leighow67163/
Legoffe6727/
Lyogova679/
Leghouf671/
Lekgofe671/
Legouff671/

Legov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legov in the Russian language
Леговlegov-

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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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  • 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 Legov
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