Leguna Surname

320,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Leguna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leguna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1541:45,8775,176
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Leguna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leguna is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leguna? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 320,306th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,244,684 people. The last name Leguna occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Leguna live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,154 people, or 1 in 45,877. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 68 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 19 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Venezuela, where 0 percent live.

Leguna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leguna has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leguna last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leguna Last Name Statistics demography

Leguna earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legunas9297/
Legunau9261/
Legunga924/
Lleguna921/
Leiguna921/
Llegunas86606/
Laguna8397,337/
Legina83423/
Liguna8343/
Loguna8341/
Legona836/
Leguno835/
Legune832/
Leguni831/
Lagunay771,957/
Llaguna77258/
Leginah77154/
Ligunas7794/
Ligunga7771/
Legunes7736/
Ligunay7734/
Legonay774/
Lagunah773/
Legoune773/
Liaguna772/
Laaguna772/
Legouni771/
Leaguno771/
Lagunaa771/
Lagunai771/
Lagguna771/
Ligauna771/
Legaune771/
Legunje771/
Leguń731/
Lligunas716/
Legunets715/
Legougne712/
Llegunes711/
Leghouni711/
Legumney711/
Logina672,935/
Laguno67476/
Lagina67330/
Legone6783/
Ligina6766/
Laguña676/
Ligona675/
Łaguna675/
Lagūna672/
Laigougna671/
Loguno671/
Leuginaah671/
Ligune671/
Ligunj671/
Legony670/

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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 Leguna
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