Legwaila Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Legwaila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legwaila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana2101:10,4141,941
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Legwaila (59) may also be a first name.

Legwaila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legwaila (Arabic: غويلا) is found most in Botswana. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legwaila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Legwaila is the 1,055,483rd most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. Legwaila is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Legwaila live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Legwaila is also the 1,282,666th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 59 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Botswana, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 10,414. Beside Botswana this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Legwaila Last Name Statistics demography

Legwaila earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.71% less than the national average, earning R 169,404 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legwala931/
Lekgwala882/
Legwale801,409/
Logwala80469/
Lekwala8080/
Legbala8035/
Leguila8029/
Ligwala8019/
Leguala809/
Legwali804/
Leangwilai781/
Lekwilai75869/
Logwalla7559/
Lekwilat758/
Lekgwale755/
Laekwala751/
Legwileh751/
Leghweily7126/
Lekgwehla715/
Leghweili712/
Lekwale67357/
Lekwalo67159/
Likwala67125/
Likwila67118/
Ligbala6790/
Laquila6774/
Lakwala6729/
Legbile6725/
Ligwali6724/
Lokwala6723/
Logvila6716/
Lekwili6712/
Legwele6711/
Leqwela6710/
Logwela6710/
Lequila672/
Leguili671/
Ligwili671/
Lecwela671/
Lekwali671/
Lagvila671/
Lakwila671/

Legwaila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legwaila in the Arabic language
غويلاghwyla-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Legwaila
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis