Legya Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Legya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Legya (222) may also be a first name.

Legya Last Name Facts

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

Legya (Marathi: लेग्या) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Legya is the 7,117,718th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Legya are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Legya is also the 605,116th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 222 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 75 percent live and Telangana, where 25 percent live. Barring India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and Colombia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legiya9127/
Legeya912/
Legy89145/
Lwegeya8337/
Legiyah8317/
Leogyai831/
Legia80387/
Legey80128/
Legea8048/
Ligya8012/
Logya805/
Leegy802/
Liegy802/
Legiy801/
Legeay73524/
Liegey73519/
Leyagi73194/
Leigey73190/
Logeya73135/
Legiyo7396/
Legeai7396/
Lugeya7395/
Legiwa7341/
Legiah7332/
Legewa7326/
Lagiya7324/
Logiya7315/
Leagea7310/
Legeyo7310/
Ligiya739/
Legiao738/
Leegia738/
Le Gia736/
Legioy735/
Lugiya733/
Liegia731/
Ligyay731/
Leegey731/
Legyei731/
Legeyi731/
Loegia731/
Lageya731/
Ligeya731/
Legeau730/
Logy673,178/
Legi672,882/
Lege672,719/
Le Geay6777/
Lahgiya6737/
Legeaux6732/
Legé6730/
Lgia6728/
Logyawe6720/
Lagiyah6718/
Ligy6718/
Laigiya6713/
Laugiya6710/
Logeyah674/
Legeiwa674/
Liyeegy673/
Legè671/
Legeaye671/
Ligeeya671/
Lgiy671/
Leueegy671/
Legioia671/
Le Giao671/
Le Giau671/
Le Geai671/
Lgey671/
Legigha671/
Luugeya671/
Luwogya671/

Legya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legya in the Marathi language
लेग्याlegya-

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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 Legya
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