Legunsen Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Legunsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legunsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2461:720,09333,031
England291:1,921,31276,208
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Legunsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legunsen is most common in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Legunsen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legunsen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 933,049th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Legunsen are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Legunsen is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 720,093. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ogun, where 56 percent live, Lagos, where 24 percent live and Kaduna, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leagunsen942/
Legunshen941/
Leguncen881/
Lagunsen881/
Lagunsin75300/
Lagunsan751/
Lagunzen751/
Lagunzan631/
Lagunzin631/
Lagundžin59151/
Ligunjang59126/

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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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  • 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 Legunsen
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