Gligah Surname

568,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Gligah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gligah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gligah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gligah is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gligah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 568,972nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 13,130,713 people. Gligah is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gligah reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is carried by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Outside of Ghana Gligah is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gliga915,317/
Glegah831/
Lgah8013/
Gelliga778/
Lingaih774/
Gleigas771/
Glygach771/
Gilliga771/
Linga7313,413/
Gligo73775/
Liñga73187/
Gligă7370/
Glyga7357/
Gluga7340/
Glega7336/
Lgach734/
Lgash731/
Lingahay711/
Gilligaa710/
Lingga6711,629/
Lingai67830/
Lingay67459/
Lingaa67434/
Lingau6799/
Lingha6770/
Linnga674/
Lga674/
Lingho673/
Llinga671/
Lihnga671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gligah
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