Leguas Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Leguas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leguas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile571:309,0618,852
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Léguas (2) are calculated separately.

Leguas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leguas is carried by more people in Chile than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Léguas. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leguas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,436,415th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Leguas is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Leguas are found; 97 percent are found in South America and 92 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most frequently used in Chile, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 309,061. In Chile Leguas is primarily concentrated in: Valparaíso Region, where 51 percent live, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 19 percent live and Antofagasta Region, where 9 percent live. Outside of Chile Leguas occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Leguas Last Name Statistics demography

Leguas earn less than half the average income. In Colombia they earn 58.33% less than the national average, earning $9,459,140 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léguas942/
Lleguas921/
Leguass921/
Legua913,917/
Leguay83392/
Liguas8389/
Leguau838/
Lecuas837/
Leagua837/
Legbas835/
Llegua834/
Lesgua833/
Leguai832/
Loguas831/
Leguax831/
Leguea831/
Lekgua831/
Legwase77248/
Leguatt778/
Lequais772/
Lechgua772/
Lesguaa771/
Leguaid771/
Leaguea770/
Legba734,494/
Ligua731,076/
Lekua73189/
Lequa7374/
Legwa7316/
Légua735/
Legva733/
Leguo732/
Legueiss718/
Llaguash712/
Liegwa67180/
Leguey67134/
Lagwas67128/
Legwai67113/
Lequoa67101/
Legbaa6784/
Licuas6773/
Lligua6770/
Lequay6763/
Legbou6760/
Lacuas6754/
Legbea6748/
Lequai6743/
Leekua6723/
Leguei6721/
Legbai6719/
Legbay6717/
Llaghuash6716/
Legway6715/
Lequea6712/
Lekwua6711/
Leukwa6711/
Ligbas6711/
Legbos675/
Hlegwa674/
Liguay674/
Legbuo674/
Leiguo674/
Lekwas673/
Leugwa672/
Loquas672/
Leigwa671/
Leegba671/
Liguat671/
Lequah671/
Leguayová671/
Leegwa671/
Laguos671/
Liggua671/
Llacguash671/
Leguot671/
Legwou671/
Lecqua670/

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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
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  • 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 Leguas
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