Legère Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Legère Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legère Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Legere (5,846), Légère (35), Legére (1) & Légere (1) are calculated separately.

Legère Last Name Facts

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

The last name Legère is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Legere, Légère, Legére or Légere. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Legère? popularity and diffusion

The last name Legère is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Legère occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Legère live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Legère is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,832,215. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Belgium it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent reside and France, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legere945,846/
Légère9435/
Legére941/
Legre914,689/
Legèr912/
Légere891/
Legare838,296/
Legore83919/
Leagre8346/
Legire839/
Llegre837/
Leigre837/
Lekgare77189/
Legarre77177/
Legerer77143/
Legeret7799/
Leggire7776/
Leggore7759/
Legaree7758/
Leguire7758/
Legarie7756/
Leguere7742/
Leggere7716/
Legiret7715/
Laegare7713/
Legiere777/
Legeres776/
Legerie775/
Legarey774/
Leagare774/
Lekgere774/
Legaire773/
Legerre773/
Lekgore772/
Legarea772/
L'egare771/
Leegare771/
Legeyre771/
Legoree771/
Legorre771/
Legorie771/
Leagere770/
Leger7345,131/
Lygre73508/
Legir735/
Ligre733/
Lègre731/
Legér731/
Legarrea71114/
Legereit7132/
Leguerre7124/
Legarrie7121/
Leggerie7113/
Legierre7111/
Legueret713/
Lekgarie713/
Leguerer712/
Leguerez711/
Legharee711/
Lagare677,413/
Laigre67883/
Legari67809/
Ligare67770/
Legera67508/
Legier67460/
Lagore67449/
Legori67392/
Leager67288/
Logere67217/
Legary67212/
Legger67188/
Leeger67185/
Lagere67166/
Legair67137/
Leiger67120/
Ligere67116/
Leguer67106/
Leuger67106/
Lieger6797/
Legeer6785/
Logare6768/
Ligore6739/
Lesger6735/
Leguir6724/
Leggereit6723/
Legaré6723/
Legher6720/
Laygre6718/
Lleger6717/
Legory6716/
Legert6716/
Logore6714/
Legira6711/
Leyger677/
Legiri676/
Lagire674/
Legerd672/
Legeri672/
Leg'ér671/
Leguerrer671/
Le'ger671/
Lesgoires671/
Lhigre671/
Ligire671/
Logire670/

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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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  • 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 Legère
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