Legraa Surname
Approximately 220 people bear this surname
Legraa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 122 | 1:33,564 | 2,716 |
| Algeria | 97 | 1:398,263 | 33,998 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Legraa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Legraa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Legraa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻜﺮﻉ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legraa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,108,016th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Legraa are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 33,564. In Mauritania Legraa is most numerous in: Tagant Region, where 27 percent reside, Brakna Region, where 20 percent reside and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 16 percent reside. Not including Mauritania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 44 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Legraa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Legraa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻜﺮﻉ | lkr | 82.93 |
| ﻟﻘﺮﻉ | lqr | 9.76 |
| ﺍﻻﻛﺮﻉ | alakr | 2.44 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﻴﺮﻉ | alkyr | 2.44 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﺮﻉ | alkr | 2.44 |
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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 Legraa
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