lo Leggio Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

lo Leggio Surname User-submission:

Lo Leggio surname originates from the Sicilian dialect meaning 'the light one', similar to the Italian adjective leggero meaning 'light of weight'.

lo Leggio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy971:630,48157,010
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

lo Leggio Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lo Leggio surname originates from the Sicilian dialect meaning 'the light one', similar to the Italian adjective leggero meaning 'light of weight'.

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lo Leggio Last Name Facts

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

The last name lo Leggio occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of lo Leggio.

How Common Is The Last Name lo Leggio? popularity and diffusion

lo Leggio is the 1,755,741st most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of lo Leggio live; 90 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 90 percent live in Italic Europe.

The last name lo Leggio is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 630,481. In Italy lo Leggio is most frequent in: Sicily, where 97 percent reside, Tuscany, where 2 percent reside and Emilia-Romagna, where 1 percent reside. Not including Italy this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 8 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
lo Lei802/
La Leggia78277/
La Legge712/
lo Laico711/
lo Lee6763/
lo Lai6726/
lo Loy673/
lo Lea671/
lo Lui671/
lo Loi671/
lo Lye671/
Los Loso591/
La Leits591/
La Loggia56459/
La Ley535/
Lo-Lou533/
La Lee532/
lo Lay532/
La Lai532/
Lo-Lee531/
La Lisa503/
La Laie501/

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