Ligaga Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ligaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1531:301,82919,123
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ligaga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ligaga occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligaga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ligaga is the 975,866th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. Ligaga occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ligaga live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Ligaga is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 301,829. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 93 percent reside, Narok County, where 3 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 35 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.

Ligaga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ligaga last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liganga922,157/
Laigaga921/
Loigaga921/
Lighagha869/
Leigeaga861/
Lugaga83112/
Legaga831/
Ligagi831/
Leganga77567/
Lugagay77495/
Lugaaga773/
Ligango771/
Ligouga771/
Legagha771/
Ligonga771/
Ligangoi711/
Lugaygay711/
Ligogo67215/
Legage6724/
Ligogi677/
Ligego672/
Ligoge671/

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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 Ligaga
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