Leygues Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Leygues Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leygues Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2431:273,34542,057
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Leygues Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leygues has its highest incidence in France. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leygues? popularity and diffusion

It is the 985,740th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Leygues are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Leygues is most numerous in France, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 273,345. In France Leygues is most common in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 49 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 20 percent are found and Occitanie, where 15 percent are found. Other than France this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leyguest930/
Legues9257/
Leigues86225/
Laygues8691/
Llegues8671/
Legoues868/
Loygues861/
Leyguez861/
Leagues860/
Leges83279/
Leyge8319/
Leguesse8039/
Legouest8019/
Legueiss808/
Lyguesse801/
Legese7783,635/
Legess771,453/
Lagues77327/
Ligues77313/
Leguis77196/
Leques77195/
Leguey77134/
Leguer77106/
Leguet7774/
Leguee7742/
Legwes7734/
Legies7727/
Leguei7721/
Lieges7717/
Leguez7714/
Legueh7712/
Leyger777/
Leguex772/
Legees772/
Legets771/
Leuges771/
Legges771/
Leguea771/
Lleges771/
Leiges771/
Legued771/
Lecues770/
Leages770/
Legest770/
Lege732,719/
Lyge731/
Legesse71149,856/
Leiguez71288/
Lesguer71128/
Lequest7170/
Legiest7169/
Leggese7115/
Laguess7112/
Lecques7110/
Leiguer7110/
Lougues719/
Llagues719/
Legouez717/
Leaguer715/
Legueer715/
Leiques713/
Leguise713/
Leaguye712/
Lasgues712/
Lleguis711/
Lleques711/
Leiguei711/
Lagoues711/
Laigues711/
Laguese711/
Leyange711/
Lekgese711/
Legesch711/
Leegese711/
Legwese711/
Leaguea710/
Leggets710/
Leygett710/
Laguesr710/
Leagest710/
Leigest710/
Leger6745,131/
Legge6712,735/
Lages6712,036/
Liege67760/
Lechguer67550/
Leege67536/
Leget67440/
Legis67394/
Laege67238/
Laguesse67213/
Leged67209/
Leage67164/
Leguy67145/
Legee6777/
Leyga6775/
Legui6774/
Leige6774/
Leuge6763/
Lekge6760/
Liges6759/
Legea6748/
Lehaguez6738/
Loege6734/
Leghe6732/
Leggesse6722/
Llege6720/
Leagetse6717/
Legeć6712/
Legie6710/
Legeň6710/
Legez679/
Legep675/
Legée673/
Leggetts672/
Layge672/
Leguisse672/
Leguá672/
Lygie672/
Lezsques671/
Leigeois671/
Lekkoues671/
Luyge671/
Lygis671/
Legex671/
Legys671/
Legeh671/
Lequesse671/
Leygi671/
Legeesse671/
Leguisce671/
Lhegesse670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leygues
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