Leguya Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Leguya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leguya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Leguya (6) may also be a first name.

Leguya Last Name Facts

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

Leguya occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leguya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Leguya are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 6 people.

Leguya is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most common in: Arusha Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Argentina, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leynguya861/
Leguia837,764/
Leguía8314/
Leguias77218/
Leguías774/
Leguiaz771/
Legea7348/
Legeay67524/
Legeai6796/
Legeas6729/
Leagea6710/
Legiňa672/
Legeat672/
Legyei671/
Leghea671/
Legueo671/
Ligyay671/
Ligyat671/
Liguia671/
Legeau670/

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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 Leguya
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