Legát Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Legát Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legát Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1611:66,04611,083
Slovakia1421:37,5816,935
Hungary331:297,46322,531

The alternate forms: Legat (3,657), Légat (47) & Lègat (3) are calculated separately.

Legát Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legát occurs most in Czechia. It may also appear in the variant forms: Legat, Légat or Lègat. For other possible spellings of Legát click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legát? popularity and diffusion

Legát is the 825,152nd most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. The last name Legát occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Legát live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Legát is most widely held in Czechia, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 66,046. In Czechia Legát is most common in: Plzeň Region, where 22 percent are found, South Bohemian Region, where 14 percent are found and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Czechia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 42 percent are found and Hungary, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legat933,657/
Legáth9169/
Légat8747/
Lègat873/
Legot80101/
Legátová77303/
Legate731,955/
Leggat731,863/
Legote73847/
Legath73527/
Legatt73311/
Legout73210/
Legast7392/
Legait7384/
Liegat7360/
Legott7348/
Legaut7317/
Legatz7316/
Legats7312/
Leygat7310/
Legost739/
Leggot738/
Le'gat735/
Leghat732/
Leegat731/
Legoit731/
Legoth731/
Legoût731/
Legatš731/
Lesgot731/
Liegot731/
Legáthová7127/
Legault6721,014/
Lego6711,478/
Lega678,936/
Leggatt672,264/
Leggate671,205/
Leggott671,031/
Legaste67509/
Legoute67126/
Lekgate6778/
Liegaut6744/
Legotte6741/
Leighat6729/
Legathe6718/
Leghath6715/
Leghait679/
Le'gate678/
Leegate677/
Legatte675/
Leigott672/
Legothe671/
Leghost671/
Leigatt671/
Legaite671/
Legaitė671/
Leghout671/
Leagott670/
Leggats670/
Leygate670/

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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
  • 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 Legát
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