Aligam Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Aligam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aligam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4751:213,13333,228
India111:69,733,217610,955
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Aligam Last Name Facts

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

Aligam (Marathi: अलीगम) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Aligam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aligam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aligam is the 615,220th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 14,546,000 people. The surname Aligam occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Aligam are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 95 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Aligam is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 475 people, or 1 in 213,133. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Calabarzon, where 25 percent reside, Davao Region, where 13 percent reside and Ilocos, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines Aligam is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galigam9218/
Aligame9215/
Alligam921/
Aligamhe8651/
Aligasim8636/
Aligahme863/
Alligham863/
Halligam862/
Aligan831,432/
Alugam83142/
Alegam8351/
Eligam8317/
Halligham806/
Alighamhe803/
Galligham800/
Alligan77112/
Galigan7758/
Alighan7754/
Aligand7752/
Aligang7732/
Haligan7723/
Aligant7713/
Aligain7712/
Aligaan775/
Aalugam774/
Ealugam773/
Aelugam773/
Aligane772/
Alaigan771/
Atligan771/
Aliogan771/
Aligoum771/
Allegam771/
Aalegam771/
Goligam771/
Halligan719,665/
Galligan717,331/
Alligand71118/
Aligasen7174/
Alligant7137/
Alluigan7111/
Allighan719/
Aligasin712/
Gaalegam711/
Alligane711/
Aligomhe711/
Allugham710/
Galhigan710/
Gahligan710/
Galighan710/
Oligan67730/
Aligon67193/
Elugam67172/
Alegan6780/
Gallighan6721/
Elegam6721/
Halligasn671/
Àligan671/
Aliganova671/
Halligain671/
Halliegan671/
Hallighan671/
Galliggan670/

Aligam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aligam in the Marathi language
अलीगमaligama-

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