Legêne Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Legêne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legêne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Legene (521), Legéne (4), Legène (3) & Légene (1) are calculated separately.

Legêne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legêne is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Legene, Legéne, Legène or Légene. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legêne? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Legêne is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Legêne reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most numerous in Denmark, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,128,943. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 80 percent live and Region Zealand, where 20 percent live. Excluding Denmark Legêne is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Legêne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Legêne has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Legêne last name contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legene94521/
Legéne944/
Legène943/
Légene891/
Legane83168/
Legone8383/
Legine833/
Legener7733/
Lekgane7730/
Leguene7729/
Legenee7710/
Leggine774/
Leganie774/
Leugane772/
Leganne772/
Legesne772/
Leguine771/
Lekgone771/
Legenea771/
Leghane771/
Leugene771/
Leigine771/
Legiene771/
Leganea771/
Leginer770/
Legeń737/
Legeness7115/
Lekgenge7112/
Legenets712/
Liegiene712/
Lesgineh711/
Leiginer711/
Leigiene711/
Legehner710/
Lagane67656/
Legény67474/
Legina67423/
Leiggener67422/
Legień67285/
Ligene67265/
Lagene67140/
Legena67125/
Logone67109/
Lagone67105/
Legeny67104/
Lygene67102/
Leginj6751/
Lagine6740/
Logane6724/
Ligane6721/
Logene6715/
Ligone6714/
Leigginer678/
Leighanne676/
Legain676/
Ligine676/
Logine675/
Legenj672/
Legany672/
Legoin671/
Legieñ671/
Legané671/
Legony670/

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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 Legêne
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