Legs Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Legs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Legs (25) may also be a first name.

Legs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legs (Russian: Легс) is most common in Canada. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legs? popularity and diffusion

Legs is the 5,391,485th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Legs occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Legs live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Legs is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 25 people.

The surname Legs is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 5,263,656. In Canada it is most numerous in: Alberta, where 100 percent are found. Besides Canada Legs exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 38 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leggs89846/
Leugs89113/
Legse892/
Laegs891/
Loegs890/
Leags890/
Leg86536/
Leggss8011/
Legsse802/
Legshe801/
Legsht801/
Legg7523,704/
Leks751,884/
Legh75305/
Leeg75148/
Lieg7572/
Leig7540/
Lleg7515/
Lexs7510/
Legz758/
Leug756/
Leag755/
Logs755/
Lesg753/
Legk753/
Lekg752/
Lags751/
Ligs751/
Lehg751/
Legt751/
Hleg751/
Leyg751/
Ljgs751/
Lecg751/
Lygs750/
Leegsse731/
Leigh6749,501/
Legue672,902/
Leeks671,967/
Leisk67434/
Luigs67362/
Loeks67357/
Lekse67162/
Lecső6761/
Liegh6745/
Laeks6736/
Lequs6733/
Liggs6728/
Lescs6725/
Leics6722/
Lecks6717/
Lekås6715/
Leagh6713/
Leigg6710/
Llags6710/
Leksz6710/
Lieks6710/
Leiks679/
Lexås678/
Lesck678/
Leksø675/
Liehg672/
Llieg672/
Leihg672/
Legxt671/
Lejks671/
Legke671/
Leagz671/
Leesg671/
Lecsh671/
Le'gh671/
Leszc671/
Leysg671/
Leuhg671/
Leegh671/
Lechs671/
Liegg671/
Leecs670/
Lesks670/
Leigt670/
Loggs670/
Laags670/
Liecs670/
Laggs670/
Leggt670/
Leaks670/
Leucs670/
Leggh670/
Leacg670/

Legs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legs in the Russian language
Легсlegs-

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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 Legs
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