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 occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aligba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aligba is the 289,292nd most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,500,035 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Aligba live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 663,277th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 188 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,119 people, or 1 in 158,305. In Nigeria Aligba is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 74 percent are found, Delta, where 7 percent are found and Taraba, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

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
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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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