Liga Surname
Approximately 4,754 people bear this surname
Liga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 996 | 1:101,645 | 17,717 |
| Italy | 741 | 1:82,533 | 14,379 |
| Nigeria | 355 | 1:498,994 | 24,920 |
| United States | 347 | 1:1,044,550 | 76,531 |
| Indonesia | 343 | 1:385,566 | 32,887 |
| Romania | 251 | 1:79,992 | 9,401 |
| Cameroon | 240 | 1:86,538 | 10,461 |
| Russia | 219 | 1:658,096 | 56,802 |
| Mexico | 119 | 1:1,043,077 | 13,442 |
| Ivory Coast | 110 | 1:209,738 | 8,837 |
| Poland | 100 | 1:380,087 | 41,573 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Niger | 93 | 1:206,366 | 6,908 |
| Hungary | 54 | 1:181,783 | 15,754 |
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| Greece | 50 | 1:221,596 | 34,567 |
| Turkey | 45 | 1:1,729,365 | 63,766 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Germany | 29 | 1:2,776,050 | 134,833 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Slovakia | 26 | 1:205,248 | 33,808 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Kazakhstan | 18 | 1:982,361 | 58,740 |
| Belarus | 18 | 1:527,837 | 48,523 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Albania | 6 | 1:485,676 | 18,535 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Līga (4) & Líga (1) are calculated separately.
Liga (12,977) may also be a first name.
Liga Demographics
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Liga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Liga (Hindi: लीगा, Marathi: लीगा, Oriya: ଲିଗା, Russian: Лига) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Līga or Líga. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Liga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Liga is the 99,545th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,532,929 people. The last name Liga occurs predominantly in Europe, where 33 percent of Liga reside; 30 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 21 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 51,353rd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 12,977 people.
Liga is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 996 people, or 1 in 101,645. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Caraga, where 32 percent live, Central Visayas, where 12 percent live and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 11 percent live. Not including The Philippines this last name exists in 78 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Liga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Liga has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 8,675 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Liga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Liga last name are 30.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.78% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Liga earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 20.83% less than the national average, earning €23,775 per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Liga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Liga in the Marathi language | ||
| लीगा | liga | - |
| Liga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିଗା | liga | 60 |
| ଲିଜା | lija | 40 |
| Liga in the Hindi language | ||
| लीगा | liga | 42.86 |
| लिगा | liga | 42.86 |
| लीग | liga | 14.29 |
| Liga in the Russian language | ||
| Лига | liga | - |
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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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