Legua Surname

117,534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Legua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru2,2621:14,0511,831
Philippines6911:146,51024,552
Chile4531:38,8881,931
Spain3321:140,81910,554
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Burkina Faso131:1,411,70012,072
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France31:22,140,907385,998
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

The alternate forms: Légua (5) are calculated separately.

Legua (13) may also be a first name.

Legua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legua (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻜﻪ, Russian: Легуа) is found in Peru more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Légua. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 117,534th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,860,492 people. Legua is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Legua live; 70 percent live in South America and 58 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

The last name Legua is most frequent in Peru, where it is held by 2,262 people, or 1 in 14,051. In Peru it is most common in: Ica Region, where 48 percent are found, Lima Province, where 38 percent are found and Callao Region, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Peru Legua is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 18 percent are found and Chile, where 12 percent are found.

Legua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Legua surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Legua earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 13.76% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,718 per year; in Colombia they earn 15% less than the national average, earning $19,297,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 21.73% more than the national average, earning $52,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Légua935/
Leguay91392/
Leguas9162/
Leguau918/
Leagua917/
Llegua914/
Lesgua913/
Leguai912/
Lekgua911/
Leguea911/
Leguatt838/
Lechgua832/
Leguass831/
Lesguaa831/
Leguaid831/
Leaguea830/
Legba804,494/
Ligua801,076/
Lekua80189/
Lequa8074/
Legwa8016/
Legva803/
Leguo802/
Liegwa73180/
Leguey73134/
Legwai73113/
Lequoa73101/
Liguas7389/
Legbaa7384/
Lligua7370/
Lequay7363/
Legbou7360/
Legbea7348/
Lequai7343/
Leekua7323/
Leguei7321/
Legbai7319/
Legbay7317/
Legway7315/
Lequea7312/
Lekwua7311/
Leukwa7311/
Lecuas737/
Hlegwa734/
Legbuo734/
Liguay734/
Leiguo734/
Léguas732/
Leugwa732/
Legwou731/
Leigwa731/
Leguot731/
Leegba731/
Liguat731/
Lequah731/
Liggua731/
Leegwa731/
Lecqua730/
Leguayová711/
Lliguay6739/
Leagbay6724/
Lequeau677/
Leequay676/
Leaquah676/
Lequach674/
Lequais672/
Leegbaa671/
Leagbah671/
Leequah671/
Leigbay671/
Leiguei671/
Lekuaat671/
Leequai671/
Leaquat671/
Lescuat671/
Liguatz670/

Legua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legua in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﻜﻪallkh-
Legua in the Russian language
Легуаlegua-

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