Legson Surname

290,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Legson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,1351:89,19715,538
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England51:11,143,612252,590
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Legson (187) may also be a first name.

Legson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legson is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legson? popularity and diffusion

Legson is the 290,699th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,533,444 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Legson are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 665,130th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 187 people.

The last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,135 people, or 1 in 89,197. In The Philippines Legson is most prevalent in: Bicol, where 47 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 25 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 15 percent are found. Beside The Philippines this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 12 percent are found and Qatar, where 1 percent are found.

Legson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Legson has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Legson surname increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legshon920/
Ligson83535/
Lekson83164/
Lexson8340/
Legzon838/
Lecson836/
Legsen831/
Leckson771,390/
Lekshon7792/
Legsian7772/
Leksoin777/
Leekson772/
Liogson771/
Leakson771/
Leksion771/
Leigsan771/
Leucson770/
Lexon7343/
Lecksone711/
Likson671,969/
Leksan67207/
Leksen6793/
Leksom6753/
Lexion6741/
Leksén6722/
Lixson679/
Licson676/
Leksun675/
Leksonova674/
Lexsen674/
Ligsom673/
Ligsan672/
Ligzon672/
Lexxon671/
Lexone671/
Lexsan670/
Lexsom670/
Leixon670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Legson
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