Legón Surname

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

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Legón Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legón Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873

The alternate forms: Legon (5,243) & Legoń (17) are calculated separately.

Legón Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legón is more frequently found in Argentina than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Legon or Legoń. For other potential spellings of Legón click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legón? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Legón occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Legón are found; 87 percent are found in South America and 73 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Legón is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 3,885,765. Apart from Argentina Legón is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Venezuela, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legon935,243/
Legoń8717/
Legan802,922/
Legun80594/
Legong731,612/
Legand73279/
Leagan73186/
Legane73168/
Leegan73110/
Legant7398/
Legone7383/
Leggon7381/
Leagon7379/
Leigon7372/
Leagun7348/
Leigan7347/
Legunn7332/
Leegon7332/
Legang7328/
Legohn7328/
Legahn7325/
Leggan7324/
Llegan7315/
Leghan7311/
Legoen7310/
Legond739/
Legung737/
Leugan736/
Leygon735/
Liegon734/
Legune732/
Legann732/
Legoin731/
Liegan731/
Legont731/
Legoon731/
Laegon731/
Lekgan731/
Leghon730/
Legotin671,184/
Leegang6758/
Legasin6741/
Leangon6733/
Leighan6731/
Lekgane6730/
Leagung6713/
Leegant6713/
Legandt6711/
Legosin679/
Legusin676/
Legutin674/
Leighon674/
Legagne674/
Legatin674/
Legoune673/
Legusen673/
Leganne672/
Leygeon672/
Leigang672/
Lekgong671/
Leangan671/
Legaune671/
Leghane671/
Leiggan671/
Leggong671/
Leggang671/
Legaten671/
Lekgone671/
Leegong671/
Lesgang670/
Leageon670/

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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 Legón
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis