Legwa Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Legwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Legwa Last Name Facts

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

Legwa is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Legwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Legwa reside; 56 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 56 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Legwa is most numerous in: Central, where 67 percent are found and National Capital District, where 33 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liegwa91180/
Legwai91113/
Legway9115/
Hlegwa914/
Leugwa912/
Leigwa911/
Leegwa911/
Legba804,494/
Legua803,917/
Lekwa802,098/
Ligwa801,985/
Lagwa80152/
Legwe8031/
Legwi8021/
Logwa8012/
Leqwa804/
Legva803/
Legwo802/
Lecwa801/
Lekgwath774/
Leingwai771/
Leguay73392/
Hlekwa73161/
Lagway7389/
Legbaa7384/
Leguas7362/
Lagwai7359/
Legbea7348/
Legwes7334/
Leakwa7333/
Lekwai7329/
Legkwo7326/
Laghwa7323/
Legbai7319/
Legbay7317/
Lekwua7311/
Leukwa7311/
Leguau738/
Liggwa737/
Leagua737/
Llegua734/
Lekwas733/
Lesgua733/
Lekwau732/
Leguai732/
Lekgua731/
Leagwe731/
Lighwa731/
Lyogwa731/
Leigwe731/
Liagwa731/
Legwou731/
Legweh731/
Laigwa731/
Leguea731/
Lekwah731/
Leegba731/
Legwiz731/
Leakway6746/
Leagbay6724/
Leguatt678/
Leckway675/
Leekwai672/
Hlohgwa672/
Lechgua672/
Layngwa671/
Laghwah671/
Lesguaa671/
Leguass671/
Legwith671/
Hlokgwa671/
Leigbay671/
Leagbah671/
Leguaid671/
Leegbaa671/
Lekwach671/
Lagwa'a671/
Leekway670/
Liekway670/
Leaguea670/

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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 Legwa
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