Legusha Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Legusha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legusha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1881:766,61263,669
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Italy21:30,578,344160,757

Legusha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legusha (Russian: Легуша) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Legusha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Legusha is the 1,206,588th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Legusha live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Legusha is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 766,612. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Mari El Republic, where 71 percent reside, Vladimir Oblast, where 6 percent reside and Tomsk Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Russia Legusha occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside and Italy, where 1 percent reside.

Legusha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Legusha surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legusa921/
Ligusha8613/
Legosha8611/
Lygusha868/
Lagusha864/
Legushi861/
Liagusha802/
Leegushi801/
Legisa77287/
Leguse7716/
Ligusa776/
Legusi775/
Leguza774/
Lagusa772/
Leguso771/
Logisha71431/
Lagusay71134/
Legoshe7147/
Legisah7124/
Ligousa7122/
Loegisa7116/
Legissa714/
Leaguso711/
Legutso711/
Legossa711/
Lagisha711/
Legisay710/
Legusee710/
Legousse6711/
Legoussi677/
Ligishai676/
Legutche672/
Liggusia670/

Legusha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legusha in the Russian language
Легушаlegusa-

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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 Legusha
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