Leguía Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Leguía Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leguía Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Leguia (7,764) are calculated separately.

Leguía Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leguía is found in Peru more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Leguia. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leguía? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Leguía are found; 79 percent are found in South America and 36 percent are found in Andean South America.

It is most frequently occurring in Peru, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 7,946,031. In Peru it is most common in: Amazonas Region, where 25 percent reside, Ayacucho Region, where 25 percent reside and Lambayeque Region, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Peru it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 21 percent reside and Argentina, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leguia947,764/
Leguías924/
Legaua8339/
Legoua8334/
Laguía8316/
Leguya835/
Leguias77218/
Legouas7715/
Leugoua772/
Legujaa771/
Legouat771/
Leguiaz771/
Legea7348/
Legué7332/
Leguá732/
Leguà731/
Logía731/
Legouais7110/
Leynguya711/
Legeay67524/
Legaje67291/
Legaye67181/
Legaie67134/
Legeai6796/
Leguhe6739/
Legeas6729/
Legoui6728/
Legawe6717/
Leguie6716/
Legouy6712/
Leagea6710/
Legaey679/
Legaee677/
Laguha674/
Legiňa672/
Legaei672/
Legeat672/
Leghea671/
Legouo671/
Legoué671/
Liguia671/
Legueo671/
Leguás671/
Laguìa671/
Laguđa671/
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 Leguía
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