Leguin Surname

593,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Leguin Surname User-submission:

Le Guin is a surname from Brittany. It means 'the wine', since guin means 'wine' in Breton language and gwin means the same in Welsh (both derived from vinum in Latin). But for others, it is linked with Old English and could be derived from legg kin (somebody with long legs).

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Leguin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4181:242,19736,620
United States671:5,409,835270,257
France111:6,038,429280,838
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Leguin (17) may also be a first name.

Leguin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Le Guin is a surname from Brittany. It means 'the wine', since guin means 'wine' in Breton language and gwin means the same in Welsh (both derived from vinum in Latin). But for others, it is linked with Old English and could be derived from legg kin (somebody with long legs).

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Leguin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leguin (Russian: Легуин) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leguin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leguin is the 593,568th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 13,881,040 people. The last name Leguin occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Leguin live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Leguin is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 242,197. In The Philippines Leguin is most common in: Eastern Visayas, where 53 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 23 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 13 percent are found. Barring The Philippines this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Leguin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leguin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 209 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leguin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leguin last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Leguin earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.98% less than the national average, earning $28,920 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lleguin921/
Legin91794/
Lequin835,793/
Leguen83683/
Legien83172/
Leggin83164/
Leging8355/
Legind8351/
Liguin8337/
Legwin8320/
Leygin831/
Leguim831/
Leegin831/
Leagin830/
Leugin830/
Legn806/
Lliguin771,896/
Lequien771,382/
Lequint77398/
Lesquin7762/
Legienė7752/
Legiehn7742/
Leaging7710/
Leeghin777/
Legienc776/
Leguenn772/
Lequuin772/
Leuquin772/
Leyguim771/
Leyquin771/
Leshgin771/
Leiging770/
Lygin731,528/
Legen73427/
Ligin7376/
Legne7337/
Legín7315/
Lequn738/
Legiñ736/
Legim733/
Legén733/
Leign732/
Leugn732/
Legiń731/
Legën731/
Legnd731/
Liegienė7144/
Leginova7123/
Leginová7111/
Hleeghin715/
Leigienė712/
D'Lequin711/
Leginque710/
Leguenne710/
Liquin671,272/
Lequen67295/
Legień67285/
Liguen67249/
Liggin67217/
Legenc6794/
Legent6775/
Liegen6762/
Liging6761/
Legend6732/
Legeng6719/
Leguem6716/
Lequim6716/
Leggen6715/
Legoen6710/
Liguim679/
Lekgen678/
Leigne675/
Leigen674/
Legwen674/
Leegen673/
Licuin673/
Leugen672/
Leygne672/
Leighn672/
Lighin672/
Lecuen672/
Laigin671/
Legieñ671/
Legouenne671/
Leghne671/
Laygin671/
Leagen670/
Leagne670/

Leguin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leguin in the Russian language
Легуинleguin-

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