Ligallama Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ligallama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligallama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania751:705,88840,428
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ligallama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ligallama occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligallama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,168,711th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ligallama are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Ligallama is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 705,888. In Tanzania Ligallama is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 92 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Ligallama is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Ligallama
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