Ligal Surname

343,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Ligal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal8501:33,5071,231
Philippines1871:541,38161,532
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ligal (26) may also be a first name.

Ligal Last Name Facts

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

Ligal (Hindi: लीगल, Marathi: िलगल, Russian: Лигал) is held by more people in Nepal than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ligal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 343,621st most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,829,940 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ligal are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nepal, where it is borne by 850 people, or 1 in 33,507. In Nepal it is most prevalent in: Gandaki, where 35 percent live, Lumbini, where 31 percent live and Bagmati, where 26 percent live. Not including Nepal this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 18 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Ligal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ligal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ligal last name decreased 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligale9155/
Liegal913/
Laigal911/
Leigal911/
Ligault83174/
Likgale8311/
Luigale834/
Laigale832/
Ligaile831/
Laigail830/
Legal806,549/
Lugal8037/
Lygal802/
Ligol801/
Ligalova7715/
Lighhall771/
Legall731,534/
Legale7342/
Ligole7327/
Leggal7310/
Lughal738/
Laygal737/
Légale736/
Ligoul735/
Leegal733/
Leagal732/
Legaul732/
Legalt732/
Legail732/
Légall731/
Leghal731/
Legald731/
Le'gal731/
Lugall731/
Legalle6767/
Ligoule6750/
Lekgale6744/
Likgole678/
Legaile678/
Leegail671/
Ligueil671/
Legayle671/
Légalle671/
Lajghal671/
Leghale671/
Legautl671/
Legaulp671/
Legaule671/
Leggalt670/
Leggall670/

Ligal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligal in the Hindi language
लीगलligala-
Ligal in the Marathi language
िलगलilagala-
Ligal in the Russian language
Лигалligal-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ligal
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