Legra Surname

139,775th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cuba
Highest density in:
Cuba

Legra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cuba2,7921:4,127517
United States2971:1,220,40086,581
Mauritania201:204,74310,209
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belize21:177,7373,502
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Legrá (2,693) & Legrà (1) are calculated separately.

Legra (28) may also be a first name.

Legra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legra (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻜﺮﻉ, Russian: Легра) is found in Cuba more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Legrá or Legrà. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legra? popularity and diffusion

It is the 139,775th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,280,208 people. The surname Legra occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Legra reside; 87 percent reside in Caribbean and 87 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean. Legra is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name globally It is held by 28 people.

Legra is most numerous in Cuba, where it is carried by 2,792 people, or 1 in 4,127. In Cuba Legra is mostly concentrated in: Holguín Province, where 57 percent are found, Havana, where 18 percent are found and Matanzas Province, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Cuba this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.

Legra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Legra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legra surname increased 4,243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Legra surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Legra earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.37% less than the national average, earning $36,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legrá932,693/
Legrà931/
Legras911,489/
Legraa91220/
Legray9139/
Legrat9128/
Legrad9111/
Leagra919/
Legrea913/
Llegra911/
Legrai911/
Legrais8341/
Legraux8323/
Leghraa836/
Legreau831/
Leghras831/
Legrast831/
Legrass830/
Legrath830/
Legraph830/
Legre804,689/
Lagra801,340/
Legro801,242/
Legry8079/
Legré8044/
Logra8032/
Ligra8018/
Legri8015/
Lygra803/
Legreaux7792/
Lehengra771/
Leegraph771/
Legros7311,123/
Lagraa737,202/
Legris732,288/
Legree731,063/
Legret73181/
Legrys73117/
Lagray7382/
Legred7346/
Leagre7346/
Legrou7344/
Legrid7338/
Leigri7338/
Logrea7336/
Lygera7325/
Legrey7320/
Ligras7320/
Legrez7315/
Lagrau7311/
Lagrea738/
Ligrap738/
Liegre738/
Logray737/
Lograi737/
Llegre737/
Leigre737/
Loghra735/
Lagrai735/
Lagrah735/
Legrot735/
Legres734/
Leghri734/
Legrio732/
Legrip732/
Legroy732/
Legrée732/
Laghra732/
Ligraj731/
Ligray731/
Legrie731/
Legrod731/
Ligrea731/
Legriz731/
Legruy730/
Legroo730/
Leegeerat710/
Legroux67247/
Legreid67201/
Legrett6774/
Llesgre6723/
Legrout6710/
Legross6710/
Laghraa678/
Llegres677/
Legrech675/
Leghris674/
Legrois673/
Ligreau673/
Laagraa672/
Laghrai672/
Liagrea671/
Lagreau671/
Leggros671/
Leghrei671/
Legreyt671/
Legrood671/
Le'grie671/
Leghres671/
Leingre671/
Leghrid671/
Leegroy671/
Le'grys671/
Ligraud671/
Legrich671/
Lagraaa671/
Leigeri671/
Legrist670/
Leegree670/
Luigrat670/
Leagere670/

Legra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻜﺮﻉlkr80
ﻟﻜﺮﻩlkrh10
ﺍﻟﻜﺮﻉalkr10
Legra in the Russian language
Леграlegra-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legra
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