Leguede Surname

277,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Leguede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leguede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Benin4781:21,6232,893
Belgium311:370,85940,209
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
France61:11,070,454349,096
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Léguedé (1) are calculated separately.

Leguede (26) may also be a first name.

Leguede Last Name Facts

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

Leguede is found most frequently in Togo. It may be found as a variant: Léguedé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leguede? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 277,207th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,212,837 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Leguede reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Leguede is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 26 people.

The surname Leguede is most widely held in Togo, where it is held by 840 people, or 1 in 8,628. Besides Togo Leguede occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 34 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leguedey932/
Legede9225/
Léguedé901/
Leguide8620/
Legbede8616/
Liguede861/
Lecueder8099/
Leaguide8015/
Leguyder8010/
Laiguede804/
Lequeder802/
Lekouede802/
Lehguide801/
Legide7774/
Legeda7724/
Legedź774/
Ligede771/
Leguedois758/
Leaghuide751/
Legeyda71443/
Legiedź718/
Legieda716/
Legbedj715/
Leghedi712/
Liguide712/
Legwedi711/
Legbedi711/
Lekgedi711/
Leguidi711/
Legidei711/
Lekuedi711/
Legheida677/
Lesquide675/
Laiguedi671/
Leghwedy671/

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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 Leguede
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