Legáth Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Legáth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legáth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary391:251,69920,039
Slovakia211:254,11739,106
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740

The alternate forms: Legath (527) are calculated separately.

Legáth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legáth is carried by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Legath. Click here for further potential spellings of Legáth.

How Common Is The Last Name Legáth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,293,424th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Legáth are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 57 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 251,699. In Hungary Legáth is most common in: Budapest, where 49 percent are found, Pest County, where 31 percent are found and Vas County, where 21 percent are found. Apart from Hungary this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 30 percent are found and Czechia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legath94527/
Legát91336/
Legoth831/
Legáthová8027/
Legathe7718/
Leghath7715/
Legothe771/
Legat733,657/
Legoh73977/
Legha73518/
Legah73141/
Legot73101/
Legho7332/
Legátová71303/
Lekgathe7121/
Lekgothe715/
Legate671,955/
Leggat671,863/
Legote67847/
Legatt67311/
Leigha67234/
Legout67210/
Legast6792/
Legait6784/
Legach6781/
Liegat6760/
Legott6748/
Legaut6717/
Legatz6716/
Legats6712/
Legahe6712/
Leygat6710/
Legost679/
Leggot678/
Le'gat675/
Leghei675/
Legathová673/
Leggah673/
Lesgho672/
Logoth672/
Leghad672/
Leghat672/
Legosh671/
Legoût671/
Logath671/
Liegha671/
Leagha671/
Leegat671/
Leghha671/
Legouh671/
Leigah671/
Legathova671/
Leagoh671/
Legatš671/
Legoit671/
Leghai671/
Leghay671/
Leghea671/
Legash671/
Lagath671/
Liegot671/
Lesgot671/
Leugoh671/
Lagoth671/
Leghey670/

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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 Legáth
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