Ligan Surname

73,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Benin

Ligan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4,8411:20,9132,624
Benin1,2091:8,5491,178
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
France771:862,633101,453
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Indonesia681:1,944,841122,869
Ivory Coast611:378,21713,194
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Iceland91:42,2322,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Ligan (558) may also be a first name.

Ligan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ligan (Hindi: लीगां, Marathi: िलगन, Oriya: ଲିଗଂ, Russian: Лиган) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ligan is the 73,481st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,087,693 people. The surname Ligan is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Ligan live; 74 percent live in Southeast Asia and 72 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 356,054th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 558 people.

The last name Ligan is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 4,841 people, or 1 in 20,913. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Central Visayas, where 30 percent reside, Northern Mindanao, where 13 percent reside and Davao Region, where 13 percent reside. Beside The Philippines Ligan exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 18 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent reside.

Ligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ligan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 18 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ligan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ligan surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

Ligan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.81% more than the national average, earning $60,328 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligang91182/
Liggan91179/
Liugan91138/
Liogan91122/
Laigan9171/
Leigan9147/
Ligane9121/
Ligaun919/
Loigan919/
Liganh917/
Lighan913/
Ligand912/
Liegan911/
Lligan911/
Luigan911/
Ligain911/
Ligaten83115/
Laingan8351/
Lighean8336/
Leighan8331/
Luigand8323/
Laighan8314/
Ligasen836/
Leigang832/
Ligahan832/
Laigane831/
Leiggan831/
Liuhgan831/
L'Isgan831/
Ligatne831/
Lighane830/
Ligon8010,878/
Legan802,922/
Lugan802,232/
Ligam801,020/
Lügan8035/
Lygan8031/
Leisgang77492/
Laighang7734/
Leighann7711/
Leighang775/
Loisgang771/
Leinngan770/
Lieghann770/
Leisgand770/
Laygan73472/
Liggon73403/
Legand73279/
Leagan73186/
Legane73168/
Ligong73166/
Liogon73112/
Leegan73110/
Legant7398/
Leigon7372/
Legang7328/
Legahn7325/
Leggan7324/
Ligham7322/
Laigon7318/
Llegan7315/
Ligone7314/
Leghan7311/
Lighon7310/
Lughan739/
Ligont737/
Legain736/
Leugan736/
Liggam735/
Ligoon735/
Liegon734/
Luggan732/
Ligoun732/
Legann732/
Llugan731/
Lugain731/
Ligond731/
Loigon731/
Luegan731/
Luhgan731/
Leigam731/
Lekgan731/
Lyggan730/
Ligaunová7110/
Leighanne716/
Leegang6758/
Laigong6756/
Legasin6741/
Lekgane6730/
Lighaam6728/
Ligotne6727/
Llugain6725/
Liggong6725/
Leegant6713/
Legandt6711/
Ligotin677/
Leighon674/
Legagne674/
Legatin674/
Layngan673/
Leganne672/
Leigham671/
Loighon671/
Leangan671/
Legaune671/
Leghane671/
Laingon671/
Līgatne671/
Legaten671/
Liggone671/
Ligogne671/
Ligonne671/
Leggang671/
Luigham670/
Lesgang670/

Ligan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligan in the Oriya language
ଲିଗଂligam66.67
ଲିଗନligana33.33
Ligan in the Marathi language
िलगनilagana62.5
िंलगनinlagana25
िलगानilagana12.5
Ligan in the Hindi language
लीगांligam33.33
लीगनligana33.33
लिगनligana33.33
Ligan in the Russian language
Лиганligan-

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