Aligh Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Aligh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aligh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India201:38,353,269431,471
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Aligh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Aligh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻖ, Hindi: अलिग, Marathi: अलीघ) is found most frequently in India. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Aligh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aligh? popularity and diffusion

Aligh is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Aligh reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 38,353,269. In India Aligh is most common in: Delhi, where 65 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 20 percent are found and Uttarkhand, where 15 percent are found. Apart from India it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and Mauritania, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ailigh91299/
Alaigh9128/
Alligh914/
Haligh912/
Atligh911/
Aleigh911/
Alig893,287/
Haleigh835/
Alliegh830/
Asleigh830/
Alikh801,179/
Allig80651/
Aslig80134/
Eligh80129/
Aulig80123/
Ahlig80123/
Halig8082/
Alugh8080/
Galig8041/
Alegh8041/
Aliog8032/
Aylig8029/
Atlig8016/
Aluig804/
Alieg803/
Aligg802/
Alhig802/
Ealig802/
Aelig802/
Aalig801/
Algig801/
Hasleigh770/
Hayleigh770/
Hallig731,413/
Aellig73752/
Aligue73304/
Aehlig73233/
Aulugh73206/
Haelig7361/
Halegh7325/
Uiligh7315/
Hajlig7312/
Galikh738/
Aulikh737/
Alikhe734/
Halikh734/
Heligh733/
Holigh732/
Allieg732/
Hailig732/
Allegh731/
Elaigh731/
Haleig731/
Haylig731/
Aliokh731/
Ailegh731/
Alhaig731/
Aalhig731/
Aslegh731/
Gallig730/
Haslig730/
Alix6714,104/
Alik675,441/
Alic673,564/
Aliq672,621/
Alug67943/
Elig67454/
Olig67389/
Aleg67153/
Alligue6763/
Hallieg6729/
Heiligh6727/
Haligue672/
Aligova672/
Halleig671/
Halliug671/
Ahleikh671/
Alyg671/
Alaigue671/
Aligowa671/
Alheikh671/
Haliquh671/
Holeigh670/

Aligh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aligh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻋﻠﻴﻖalyq-
Aligh in the Hindi language
अलिगaliga-
Aligh in the Marathi language
अलीघaligha-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Aligh
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