Legrá Surname
Approximately 2,693 people bear this surname
Legrá Surname User-submission:
The surname Legrá derives from the French surname Legrand. When the revolution in Haiti ended, many French people scape the country and settled in neighboring islands like the South of Cuba. The Spanish speaking people would pronounce Legrá dropping the nasalized n sound, not existent in Cuban Spanish.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 2,689 | 1:4,285 | 527 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Legra (3,196) & Legrà (1) are calculated separately.
Legrá Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Legrá derives from the French surname Legrand. When the revolution in Haiti ended, many French people scape the country and settled in neighboring islands like the South of Cuba. The Spanish speaking people would pronounce Legrá dropping the nasalized n sound, not existent in Cuban Spanish.
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Where Does The Last Name Legrá Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Legrá is carried by more people in Cuba than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Legra or Legrà. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legrá? popularity and diffusion
It is the 161,653rd most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,706,107 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Legrá live; 100 percent live in Caribbean and 100 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean.
The last name is most frequently used in Cuba, where it is carried by 2,689 people, or 1 in 4,285. In Cuba it is most numerous in: Holguín Province, where 84 percent are found, Havana, where 8 percent are found and Camagüey Province, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Cuba this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 0 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legra | 93 | 3,196 | / |
| Legrà | 93 | 1 | / |
| Legre | 80 | 4,689 | / |
| Legro | 80 | 1,242 | / |
| Legry | 80 | 79 | / |
| Legré | 80 | 44 | / |
| Legri | 80 | 15 | / |
| Legros | 73 | 11,123 | / |
| Legris | 73 | 2,288 | / |
| Legras | 73 | 1,489 | / |
| Legree | 73 | 1,063 | / |
| Legraa | 73 | 220 | / |
| Legret | 73 | 181 | / |
| Legrys | 73 | 117 | / |
| Leagre | 73 | 46 | / |
| Legred | 73 | 46 | / |
| Legrou | 73 | 44 | / |
| Legray | 73 | 39 | / |
| Legrid | 73 | 38 | / |
| Leigri | 73 | 38 | / |
| Legrat | 73 | 28 | / |
| Legrey | 73 | 20 | / |
| Legrez | 73 | 15 | / |
| Legrad | 73 | 11 | / |
| Leagra | 73 | 9 | / |
| Liegre | 73 | 8 | / |
| Llegre | 73 | 7 | / |
| Leigre | 73 | 7 | / |
| Legrot | 73 | 5 | / |
| Leghri | 73 | 4 | / |
| Legres | 73 | 4 | / |
| Legrea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Legrio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Legrip | 73 | 2 | / |
| Legroy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Legrée | 73 | 2 | / |
| Legriz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Legrie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Llegra | 73 | 1 | / |
| Legrod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Legrai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Legroo | 73 | 0 | / |
| Legruy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Legroux | 67 | 247 | / |
| Legreid | 67 | 201 | / |
| Legrett | 67 | 74 | / |
| Legrais | 67 | 41 | / |
| Legraux | 67 | 23 | / |
| Llesgre | 67 | 23 | / |
| Legrout | 67 | 10 | / |
| Legross | 67 | 10 | / |
| Llegres | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leghraa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Legrech | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leghris | 67 | 4 | / |
| Legrois | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leghras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legreyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legrood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le'grie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leghrei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leghres | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leingre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leghrid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legrast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leegroy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Le'grys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legrich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leigeri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leggros | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legreau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legraph | 67 | 0 | / |
| Legrath | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leagere | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leegree | 67 | 0 | / |
| Legrist | 67 | 0 | / |
| Legrass | 67 | 0 | / |
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