Legson Surname
Approximately 1,317 people bear this surname
Legson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,135 | 1:89,197 | 15,538 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
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 surname Legson occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Legson? popularity and diffusion
The last name Legson is the 290,699th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,533,444 people. Legson occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Legson live; 86 percent live in Southeast Asia and 86 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Legson is also the 665,130th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 187 people.
Legson is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,135 people, or 1 in 89,197. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Bicol, where 47 percent are found, Calabarzon, where 25 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 15 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 12 percent are found and Qatar, where 1 percent are found.
Legson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Legson has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Legson surname increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legshon | 92 | 0 | / |
| Ligson | 83 | 535 | / |
| Lekson | 83 | 164 | / |
| Lexson | 83 | 40 | / |
| Legzon | 83 | 8 | / |
| Lecson | 83 | 6 | / |
| Legsen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leckson | 77 | 1,390 | / |
| Lekshon | 77 | 92 | / |
| Legsian | 77 | 72 | / |
| Leksoin | 77 | 7 | / |
| Leekson | 77 | 2 | / |
| Liogson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leakson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leksion | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leigsan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leucson | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lexon | 73 | 43 | / |
| Lecksone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Likson | 67 | 1,969 | / |
| Leksan | 67 | 207 | / |
| Leksen | 67 | 93 | / |
| Leksom | 67 | 53 | / |
| Lexion | 67 | 41 | / |
| Leksén | 67 | 22 | / |
| Lixson | 67 | 9 | / |
| Licson | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leksun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leksonova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lexsen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ligsom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ligsan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ligzon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lexxon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lexone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lexsan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lexsom | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leixon | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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