Leguísamo Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uruguay
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Leguísamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leguísamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Leguisamo (2,015) & Leguìsamo (1) are calculated separately.

Leguísamo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leguísamo is more commonly found in Uruguay than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Leguisamo or Leguìsamo. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leguísamo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leguísamo is the 5,391,485th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Leguísamo reside; 77 percent reside in South America and 62 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Leguísamo is most commonly held in Uruguay, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 428,970. In Uruguay Leguísamo is mostly concentrated in: Colonia Department, where 75 percent live, Florida Department, where 13 percent live and Montevideo Department, where 13 percent live. Excluding Uruguay Leguísamo occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Panama, where 15 percent live and Ecuador, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leguisamo962,015/
Leguìsamo961/
Leguízamo8938/
Leguissamo8481/
Legisamo8228/
Leguzamo828/
Leguizamo786,779/
Leguìzamo783/
Leguziamo781/
Leguizamos748/
Leguizzamo741/
Leguizamou741/
Legizamo7129/
Leguizama672/
Liguizamo672/
Legoizamo671/
Leguizoma561/

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