Legre Surname

100,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Legre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast4,6271:4,986450
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
India91:85,229,487684,495
United States71:51,779,848968,877
France61:11,070,454349,096
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Legré (44), Lègre (1) & Légré (4) are calculated separately.

Legre (2,041) may also be a first name.

Legre Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legre (Marathi: लगरे, Russian: Легре) is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Legré, Lègre or Légré. Click here for further possible spellings of Legre.

How Common Is The Last Name Legre? popularity and diffusion

Legre is the 100,704th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,554,179 people. The surname Legre is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Legre reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Legre is also the 166,996th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 2,041 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 4,627 people, or 1 in 4,986. In The Ivory Coast Legre is mostly concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 36 percent are found, Gôh-Djiboua District, where 33 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 14 percent are found. Not including The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Legre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Legre has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Legre surname grew 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legre Last Name Statistics demography

Legre earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 83.27% less than the national average, earning $7,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legré9344/
Lègre931/
Legere915,846/
Legree911,063/
Legret91181/
Legred9146/
Leagre9146/
Legrey9120/
Legrez9115/
Legire919/
Liegre918/
Llegre917/
Leigre917/
Legère915/
Legres914/
Legrea913/
Legrée912/
Laegre911/
Legrie911/
Legére911/
Légré874/
Legreid83201/
Leggire8376/
Legrett8374/
Leguire8358/
Leguere8342/
Llesgre8323/
Leggere8316/
Legiere837/
Llegres837/
Legrech835/
Lekgere834/
Legaire833/
Legerre833/
Leghrei831/
Legreyt831/
Le'grie831/
Leghres831/
Leingre831/
Legeyre831/
Leegree830/
Leagere830/
Leger8045,131/
Legra803,196/
Legrá802,693/
Lygre80508/
Logre80324/
Lagre80195/
Legry8079/
Legri8015/
Legir805/
Ligre803/
Legèr802/
Legér801/
Leguerre7724/
Legierre7711/
Leghreis771/
Legris732,288/
Liagre731,677/
Laigre73883/
Lagree73866/
Legier73460/
Leager73288/
Legraa73220/
Legger73188/
Leeger73185/
Legair73137/
Leiger73120/
Legrys73117/
Ligere73116/
Leguer73106/
Leuger73106/
Lieger7397/
Legeer7385/
Legray7339/
Legrid7338/
Leigri7338/
Logrea7336/
Lesger7335/
Légère7335/
Leguir7324/
Logrie7321/
Legher7320/
Lagreu7319/
Laygre7318/
Lleger7317/
Legert7316/
Lagrey7314/
Leagra739/
Lagrea738/
Leyger737/
Leghri734/
Lyagre733/
Legerd732/
Ligrer732/
Ligres732/
Lagrie732/
Legrio732/
Legrip732/
Legroy732/
Logree731/
Leg'ér731/
Llegra731/
Légere731/
Le'ger731/
Laagre731/
Ligrea731/
Lhigre731/
Legrai731/
Legriz731/
Ligire731/
Legruy730/
Laggre730/
Leghreiss712/
Leghreidh711/
Leghreïss711/
Liaigre671,476/
Laigret67156/
Lesguer67128/
Leugger6783/
Leigher6757/
Legrais6741/
Leggert6732/
Liguere6728/
Leinger6726/
Leijger6715/
Ligiere6711/
Leiguer6710/
Glieger679/
Leanger678/
Ligrest677/
Liegier677/
Leghraa676/
Leaguer675/
Legueer675/
Leagerd674/
Leigert674/
Leghris674/
Legrois673/
Lechger672/
Leghair672/
Ligaire672/
Liagrea671/
Laigire671/
Leggerd671/
Legueir671/
Logeere671/
Leghrid671/
Legiert671/
Legierz671/
Leegroy671/
Le'grys671/
Legrich671/
Lleuger671/
Leigeri671/
Lahagre670/
Legrist670/
Leegger670/

Legre Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legre in the Marathi language
लगरेlagare71.43
लेगरेlegare28.57
Legre in the Russian language
Легреlegre-

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