Kaligna Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Kaligna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaligna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso171:1,079,53510,589
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kaligna Last Name Facts

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

Kaligna has its highest incidence in Burkina Faso. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaligna? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kaligna live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Kaligna is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,079,535. In Burkina Faso Kaligna is most common in: Centre-Sud Region, where 82 percent are found, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 12 percent are found and Plateau-Central Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Burkina Faso this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caligna863/
Kaligne861/
Kouligna802/
Qualigna801/
Caligny7175/
Kelegna715/
Caligni712/
Caligno711/
Koligne711/
Coligna710/
Caligner67374/
Koligehegna6725/
Koulegna6720/
Calligny678/
Colligna671/
Kallygne671/
Coligneaux5919/
Coligny5765/
Colugna5742/
Coligno571/
Coligne570/
Colligni5328/
Coligner5315/
Colligny5312/
Caleagno533/
Koulegni532/
Colughna532/
Caslegno532/
Coloigne531/
Cotligno531/
Colligno531/
Coloigner50138/
Collignet501/

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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 Kaligna
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