Ligaka Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Ligaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ligaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ligaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ligaka occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Ligaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ligaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ligaka live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Ligaka is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 25 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 25 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 25 percent reside. Other than Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ligakay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ligacka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ligajska | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lugaka | 83 | 206 | / |
| Ligaki | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ligocka | 77 | 75 | / |
| Ligakis | 77 | 9 | / |
| Lugaika | 77 | 9 | / |
| Ligacki | 77 | 7 | / |
| Legacka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ligatko | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ligasca | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lugakha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legakap | 77 | 1 | / |
| Likgoka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ligoska | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legakha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Legackas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligueika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legaki | 67 | 404 | / |
| Legoka | 67 | 88 | / |
| Legako | 67 | 84 | / |
| Lygaki | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ligoko | 67 | 21 | / |
| Legeka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lugaca | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ligeko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ligoki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligoca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liegiecka | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Ligaka
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