Lig Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Lig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan291:808,4405,718
India181:42,614,743461,117
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
England21:27,859,030389,889
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Lig (290) may also be a first name.

Lig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lig (Hindi: लिग, Russian: Лиг) is borne by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lig.

How Common Is The Last Name Lig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lig is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Lig reside; 30 percent reside in East Asia and 30 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 518,802nd most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 290 people.

Lig is most numerous in Taiwan, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 808,440. In Taiwan it is most common in: New Taipei City, where 76 percent live, Taoyuan City, where 14 percent live and Miaoli County, where 10 percent live. Besides Taiwan this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Lig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lig has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lig Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lig earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 66.79% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,437 per year and in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luig862,535/
Laig86769/
Ligt86251/
Ligh86226/
Lieg8672/
Leig8640/
Liog8612/
Ligg867/
Loig865/
Ligz864/
Lihg863/
Liug862/
Ligc862/
Llig861/
Ligs861/
Liqg861/
Ligk861/
Likg861/
Lhig860/
Hlig860/
Leigh7549,501/
Ligue753,282/
Luigs75362/
Laigh75151/
Liegh7545/
Liggs7528/
Leigg7510/
Luigg753/
Lihgt752/
Leihg752/
Liehg752/
Llieg752/
Hlihg751/
Loigh751/
Liogė751/
Lloig751/
Lioyg751/
Liegg751/
Liugg750/
Leigt750/
Ligke750/
Lic673,669/
Lik673,401/
Leigue673,247/
Lix671,462/
Leg67536/
Laigue67421/
Liq67297/
Lug67165/
Ligová6755/
Lligue6714/
Lyg678/
Hligue675/
Ligowa674/
Luigue672/
Ljg672/
Glilig671/
Liggtt671/
Laigth671/

Lig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lig in the Hindi language
लिगliga-
Lig in the Russian language
Лигlig-

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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 Lig
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