Legue Surname

151,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Legue Surname User-submission:

Legue is a Mapuche surname, which means 'in the morning'.

Legue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile9561:18,4271,218
Ivory Coast6521:35,3852,343
Canada2851:129,28313,464
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Cameroon1951:106,50812,495
Argentina1881:227,35918,636
Benin1631:63,4097,789
Philippines441:2,300,869126,392
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
France391:1,703,147154,208
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
China21:683,660,78330,601
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Legue (499) may also be a first name.

Legue Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Legue is a Mapuche surname, which means 'in the morning'.

- jubrile

Legue Last Name Facts

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

Legue occurs in Chile more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Legue click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legue? popularity and diffusion

It is the 151,746th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,511,215 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Legue reside; 40 percent reside in South America and 39 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 379,662nd most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 499 people.

It is most prevalent in Chile, where it is borne by 956 people, or 1 in 18,427. In Chile Legue is mostly concentrated in: Los Lagos Region, where 47 percent are found, Aysén Region, where 22 percent are found and Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Chile this last name occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Legue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Legue has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legue Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Legue surname are 9.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Legue earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning $42,415 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.99% less than the national average, earning $44,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Llegue911,197/
Leygue91577/
League91315/
Leguey91134/
Leggue9144/
Leguee9142/
Legoue9124/
Leguei9121/
Legueh9112/
Lesgue912/
Leguea911/
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Leaguea830/
Ligue803,282/
Legbe801,442/
Leque80524/
Lecue80517/
Lekue80372/
Legui8074/
Legwe8031/
Legke801/
Legouest7719/
Leg75536/
Lequet73578/
Leqque73534/
Laigue73421/
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Lequeu73304/
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Lecque7399/
Laygue7379/
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Legbei7340/
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Lequea7312/
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Loygue7311/
Leecue737/
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Lequez737/
Hligue735/
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Llegua734/
Lesque733/
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Leique733/
Lequed733/
Lecuer732/
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Lequey731/
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Leekue731/
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Leagwe731/
Luygue731/
Leagui731/
Lydgue730/
Lyogue730/
Lecues730/
Leuque730/
Legver730/
Liecue730/
Legg6723,704/
Leek6722,184/
Leke679,816/
Legh67305/
Leuk67278/
Lecouey67149/
Leeg67148/
Lesquer6795/
Lecouet6787/
Lieg6772/
Lequest6770/
Leig6740/
Leeq6732/
Lesquey6722/
Leegbeh6721/
Lleg6715/
Legbeih6715/
Lythgue6714/
Legs6713/
Lecques6710/
Lescuer678/
Legz678/
Leug676/
Lekouer676/
Leag675/
Lequ673/
Leiques673/
Leisque673/
Lesg673/
Legk673/
Leaquee672/
Leec672/
Legouhi672/
Leuq672/
Lekg672/
Legt671/
Lleqque671/
Lequeth671/
Leex671/
Leghuid671/
Lehg671/
Hleg671/
Leyg671/
Leigbeh671/
Leguaid671/
Leqe671/
Lleques671/
Luingue671/
Leiquez671/
Lecouez671/
Leuquee671/
Leuquei671/
Lesquet671/
Littgue671/
Lecg671/

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