Legras Surname

263,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Legras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7731:85,92812,233
Belgium1321:87,09613,579
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Canada1091:338,03330,736
New Caledonia941:2,939404
Argentina921:464,60234,717
Seychelles651:1,421329
England231:2,422,52489,093
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Legras Last Name Facts

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

Legras occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Legras click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legras? popularity and diffusion

It is the 263,175th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,894,255 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Legras reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 773 people, or 1 in 85,928. In France Legras is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 41 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 12 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 10 percent live. Aside from France this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Legras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Legras has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Legras last name rose 481 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Legras Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Legras are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.62% registered with the party.

The amount Legras earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.56% less than the national average, earning $40,320 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.2% less than the national average, earning $43,622 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legrais9241/
Legrast921/
Leghras921/
Legrass920/
Legra913,196/
Legrasse862/
Legros8311,123/
Legraa83220/
Lagras8355/
Legray8339/
Legrat8328/
Ligras8320/
Legrad8311/
Leagra839/
Legrea833/
Llegra831/
Legrai831/
Lagrais77103/
Lygeras7723/
Legraux7723/
Lagrass7714/
Legross7710/
Llogras779/
Leghraa776/
Legrois773/
Legrose772/
Laghras771/
Legreax771/
Legrace771/
Leggros771/
Lograss771/
Legreau771/
Legraph770/
Legrath770/
Legrá732,693/
Legro731,242/
Ligra7318/
Lygra733/
Legrà731/
Legreaux7192/
Liegrois7124/
Legrosse713/
Laghrass712/
Lehengra711/
Leghreis711/
Leisgros711/
Leegraph711/
Legrou6744/
Ligros6738/
Lygera6725/
Legrey6720/
Lagros6719/
Ligrap678/
Logros676/
Legrot675/
Legroy672/
Leghreiss672/
Legrox671/
Ligraj671/
Ligray671/
Legroc671/
Legrod671/
Ligrea671/
Legroo670/
Leegeerat670/

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Footnotes

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