Ligai Surname
Approximately 6,209 people bear this surname
Ligai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 6,008 | 1:5,148 | 949 |
| Kazakhstan | 60 | 1:294,708 | 24,906 |
| Moldova | 30 | 1:118,712 | 13,533 |
| Hungary | 19 | 1:516,646 | 32,401 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
Ligai (172) may also be a first name.
Ligai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ligai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ligai (Marathi: िलगई) is carried by more people in Uzbekistan than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ligai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 78,636th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,173,707 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ligai reside; 98 percent reside in Central Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 696,764th most common first name globally, held by 172 people.
It is most commonly used in Uzbekistan, where it is borne by 6,008 people, or 1 in 5,148. Excluding Uzbekistan this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside and Moldova, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ligai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ligai in the Marathi language | ||
| िलगई | ilaga'i | 80 |
| िलगाई | ilaga'i | 20 |
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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 Ligai
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