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 is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legras? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 263,175th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,894,255 people. The surname Legras occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Legras are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 773 people, or 1 in 85,928. In France it 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 Legras is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Legras Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Legras has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legras last name expanded 481 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Legras Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Legras surname are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.62% registered to vote for 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legras
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