Leguy Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Leguy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leguy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1011:657,65184,833
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Leguy (60) may also be a first name.

Leguy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leguy is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leguy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leguy is the 1,465,390th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Leguy are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,270,172nd most common forename worldwide, borne by 60 people.

Leguy is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 657,651. In France Leguy is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 50 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 12 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 9 percent live. Other than France Leguy exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in New Caledonia, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Leguy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leguy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leguy last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leguey91134/
Leguyt9161/
Legouy9112/
Leiguy911/
Legouhy8314/
Lechguy834/
Leaguye832/
Leaghuy830/
Legay801,827/
Legoy80183/
Legey80128/
Legui8074/
Legøy8021/
Liguy803/
Legyt803/
Leegy802/
Leguá802/
Leagy801/
Legiy801/
Legys801/
Leghy801/
Liegey73519/
Leguis73196/
Leigey73190/
Leguiz73184/
Leguit73173/
Leguip73165/
Legeyt73161/
Leguid73144/
Leguer73106/
Leguet7374/
Legues7357/
Leguee7342/
Ligouy7338/
Leagay7329/
Lehgay7325/
Leggay7324/
Leguei7321/
Leguez7314/
Legueh7312/
Leigui7312/
Leegay738/
Legaya734/
Llegui734/
Lekgay733/
Legych733/
Leaghy733/
Lekgey732/
Leegey731/
Leghay731/
Leggey731/
Legued731/
Leagui731/
Leagye731/
Leguea731/
Leggui731/
Leighy730/
Leghey730/
Lega678,936/
Legi672,882/
Lege672,719/
Leiguez67288/
Leygues67261/
Leigues67225/
Leguijt67218/
Lesguer67128/
Llegues6771/
Leaguid6767/
Liegheu6738/
Legé6730/
Leugheu6712/
Leiguer6710/
Legueer675/
Leaguer675/
Lygy672/
Leghuid671/
Leeguid671/
Lleguis671/
Leiguei671/
Legè671/
Leyguez671/
Leighey671/
Leagues670/
Leaguea670/
Leaghey670/
Leschgy670/

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