Legín Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Legín Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legín Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714

The alternate forms: Legin (794), Legiñ (6) & Legiń (1) are calculated separately.

Legín Last Name Facts

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

The surname Legín is most common in Slovakia. It can be found as a variant: Legin, Legiñ or Legiń. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legín? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Legín is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Legín live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

Legín is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 444,704. In Slovakia it is primarily concentrated in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 58 percent are found, Trnava Region, where 25 percent are found and Bratislava Region, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Slovakia it is found in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legin93794/
Legn896/
Legiñ876/
Legiń871/
Legen80427/
Legne8037/
Lagín8032/
Legén803/
Leign802/
Leugn802/
Legën801/
Legnd801/
Legínová776/
Leguen73683/
Leguin73525/
Legien73172/
Leggin73164/
Legenc7394/
Legent7375/
Liegen7362/
Leging7355/
Legind7351/
Laegen7344/
Legend7332/
Legeng7319/
Leggen7315/
Legoen7310/
Lekgen738/
Leigne735/
Leigen734/
Leegen733/
Leugen732/
Leygne732/
Leighn732/
Leghne731/
Leygin731/
Leegin731/
Leugin730/
Leagin730/
Leagen730/
Leagne730/
Lesgent6770/
Leangen6753/
Legienė6752/
Legiehn6742/
Legenne6740/
Logn6731/
Lekgeng6727/
Lagn6727/
Leisgen6724/
Leaging6710/
Leeghin677/
Legienc676/
Lign674/
Leguenn672/
Lleguin671/
Lehgend671/
Legeend671/
Leshgin671/
Legnova671/
Leaghen670/
Leysgen670/
Leighen670/
Lessgne670/
Leiging670/

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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 Legín
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