Aligba Surname

289,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Aligba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aligba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1191:158,3059,949
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Aligba (188) may also be a first name.

Aligba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aligba is found most in Nigeria. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aligba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 289,292nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,500,035 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Aligba reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 663,277th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 188 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,119 people, or 1 in 158,305. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 74 percent live, Delta, where 7 percent live and Taraba, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aliegba92234/
Alaigba9277/
Aluigba926/
Aliogba921/
Aligbay921/
Alligba921/
Aligbah921/
Aligbe831,659/
Aligbo83778/
Alegba83712/
Alugba8386/
Aligwa8378/
Aligbi8345/
Alygba8318/
Aligua8313/
Eligba839/
Oligba832/
Aligway77578/
Aliegbe77201/
Aliguay77123/
Alligbe7774/
Aluegba7756/
Haligua7742/
Aligbeh7735/
Alligbo7729/
Aliegbo7716/
Alaigbo778/
Haligva776/
Aleygba775/
Alugbea775/
Alaigbe773/
Aliogbe772/
Alesgba771/
Oliegba771/
Alyugba771/
Eliegba771/
Aliegwa771/
Aliugbo771/
Allegba771/
Haligwa771/
Galigbe771/
Galigua771/
Galiggwa718/
Agliegbe715/
Oligboha712/
Gaaligwa711/
Alliguad710/
Alegbe673,344/
Elugba671,361/
Elegba671,176/
Oligbo67709/
Oligbi67302/
Aligwo67281/
Oligbe6791/
Eligbo6759/
Alegbo6743/
Olugba6736/
Alikua6732/
Alugbo6731/
Alegua679/
Alegwa678/
Olegba676/
Aliguo675/
Alygbe674/
Alicua671/
Alegbi671/
Alikwa671/

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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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  • 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 Aligba
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