Legum Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Legum Surname Definition:

Place name in Germany (Langenheim, in Bavaria.)

Legum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3071:1,180,64884,333
Israel291:295,09125,768
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
England91:6,190,895170,599
India71:109,580,769786,157
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Legum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Germany (Langenheim, in Bavaria.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Legum Last Name Facts

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

Legum (Russian: Легум) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 742,570th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Legum reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 1,180,648. In The United States Legum is most common in: Virginia, where 21 percent live, Maryland, where 14 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 7 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Legum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Legum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Legum last name increased 15,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Legum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Legum surname are 23.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.27% registered to vote for the party.

Legum earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.55% more than the national average, earning $55,899 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legume913/
Loegum913/
Legoum911/
Leugoum833/
Leegume831/
Lhengum831/
Lagum80880/
Legun80594/
Ligum8091/
Lygum8088/
Legom8074/
Logum8029/
Leguń801/
Ligume7375/
Leagun7348/
Legunn7332/
Legung737/
Legune732/
Ligoum732/
Liegom731/
Leghom731/
Leagung6713/
Legusin676/
Legutin674/
Legoune673/
Legusen673/
Laggoum671/
Lagguhm671/
Lahghum671/
Legaune671/
Leighom670/

Legum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legum in the Russian language
Легумlegum-

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