Legu Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Legu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2391:553,34444,561
Tanzania2161:245,10019,858
Solomon Islands631:9,2071,553
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
India81:95,883,173728,828
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
China51:273,464,31313,838
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Legu (588) may also be a first name.

Legu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legu (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻚ, Hindi: लेगू, Oriya: େଲଗୁ, Russian: Легу) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 517,348th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,567,533 people. The last name Legu is predominantly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Legu are found; 38 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Legu is also the 345,036th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 588 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 553,344. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 68 percent are found, Central Sulawesi, where 15 percent are found and North Maluku, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 34 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legut89664/
Legou89433/
Legau89244/
Leghu89152/
Legus89140/
Leagu8940/
Laegu8917/
Leguz897/
Leigu894/
Lhegu894/
Hlegu893/
Leegu892/
Leguá892/
Legud891/
Legux891/
Leguë891/
Leguh891/
Lekgau803,507/
Legaux80418/
Legout80210/
Legoux80203/
Legaud8067/
Legush8060/
Liegau8049/
Leigus8024/
Legaut8017/
Llegou8014/
Legouy8012/
Legueu8012/
Lieghu8011/
Legušs808/
Leggau805/
Leagus804/
Leggup804/
Legouz802/
Leguss802/
Leageu801/
Leggut801/
Leghud801/
Legouh801/
Legult801/
Leghuh801/
Legust801/
Legušš801/
Leangu801/
Lesgou801/
Lekgus801/
Legous801/
Leguut801/
Lehggu801/
Legaus800/
Lagu7512,088/
Ligu75969/
Logu75444/
Legault7321,014/
Liegheu7338/
Legueux7320/
Legouhy7314/
Leugheu7312/
Leingou736/
Legoudh736/
Leighou735/
Legueut734/
Leaguss731/
Leghuid731/
Leghous731/
Leghout731/
Leighuh730/
Leaghuy730/
Ligus67963/
Ligau67500/
Laghu67326/
Liogu67262/
Legoe67249/
Liguz67247/
Lagau67194/
Laggu67176/
Loigu67126/
Laigu6797/
Laguë6783/
Ligou6767/
Lygus6754/
Loygu6743/
Legoo6733/
Ligut6717/
Liguš6713/
Laagu6711/
Liggu678/
Lyagu677/
Lighu676/
Liagu676/
Legueult675/
Ligud675/
Lahgu674/
Leagault673/
Logau673/
Llagu673/
Luigu672/
Laguh672/
Lhégu672/
Loghu671/
Luygu671/
Llegó671/
Laygu671/
Leangouh671/
Liguś671/
Loggu671/
Llogu671/
Ligup671/
Leighust670/

Legu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legu in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﻚallk-
Legu in the Hindi language
लेगूlegu-
Legu in the Oriya language
େଲଗୁelagu-
Legu in the Russian language
Легуlegu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legu
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