Legters Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Legters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3021:55,9189,596
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Legters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legters is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legters? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 653,013th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,773,909 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Legters live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Legters is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 55,918. In The Netherlands Legters is most common in: Gelderland, where 63 percent are found, Utrecht, where 9 percent are found and South Holland, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Legters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Legters has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Legters surname rose 1,480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Legters last name are 41.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.37% being registered with the party.

Legters earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13% less than the national average, earning $37,541 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loegters935/
Luegters931/
Lugters8630/
Lögters863/
Lekters861/
Ligters860/
Leuchters7548/
Lektauers751/
Legua Tueros741/
Luqters711/
Lichters67271/
Lüchters6724/
Luchters677/
Lektaras674/
Lecturas672/
Leggettrios672/
Lagderos671/
Locaters671/

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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 Legters
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