Ligali Surname

216,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,894 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Ligali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2411:142,7429,128
Benin5891:17,5482,372
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
United States141:25,889,924709,614
India71:109,580,769786,157
England61:9,286,343223,652
France51:13,284,544357,392
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Ligali (473) may also be a first name.

Ligali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ligali (Marathi: िलगली, Oriya: ଲିଗାଲି) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligali? popularity and diffusion

Ligali is the 216,621st most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,847,701 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ligali live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 391,396th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 473 people.

The surname Ligali is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,241 people, or 1 in 142,742. In Nigeria Ligali is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 68 percent live, Ogun, where 14 percent live and Yobe, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 31 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.

Ligali Last Name Statistics demography

Ligali earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.13% less than the national average, earning $13,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liogali92309/
Ligalia924/
Ligalli922/
Laigali921/
Laingali862/
Lugali83476/
Ligala83244/
Ligoli83128/
Legali8362/
Ligale8355/
Ligaly8314/
Leingalei801/
Lughali7796/
Likgale7711/
Legalis776/
Leghali775/
Luigale774/
Laigala773/
Legalit772/
Laigale772/
Legaliy772/
Leigala771/
Llugali771/
Hligala771/
Lekgali771/
Legalli771/
Ligalla771/
Ligolio771/
Ligaile771/
Legalio770/
Legalois714/
Legalais714/
Legalloi712/
Ligalech712/
Ligalych711/
Lligalla711/
Legallie710/
Ligola671,066/
Legala67758/
Legallais67243/
Ligele6776/
Legale6742/
Ligole6727/
Lugale6713/
Legallois679/
Legaly677/
Légale676/
Lygala675/
Lugaly672/

Ligali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligali in the Oriya language
ଲିଗାଲିligali-
Ligali in the Marathi language
िलगलीilagali-

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