Ligang Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ligang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1121:6,848,798152,966
China381:35,982,1461,905
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Ligang (166,133) may also be a first name.

Ligang Last Name Facts

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

Ligang (Hindi: लिगांग, Marathi: िलगंग) is found most in India. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligang? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ligang is the 1,263,456th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Ligang are found; 62 percent are found in South Asia and 62 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 6,334th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 166,133 people.

The last name Ligang is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 6,848,798. In India it is most prevalent in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 96 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 4 percent are found. Beside India this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in China, where 21 percent are found and Malaysia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liugang9215/
Likgang924/
Liegang923/
Leigang922/
Ligan916,700/
Leingang861,508/
Leisgang86492/
Laighang8634/
Leighang865/
Loisgang861/
Laingang860/
Liggan83179/
Ligong83166/
Liogan83122/
Laigan8371/
Leigan8347/
Legang8328/
Ligane8321/
Lugang8310/
Loigan839/
Ligaun839/
Liganh837/
Lighan833/
Ligand832/
Lligan831/
Ligain831/
Luigan831/
Liegan831/
Ligaten77115/
Leugang7768/
Leegang7758/
Laigong7756/
Laingan7751/
Lighean7736/
Liugong7734/
Leighan7731/
Liggong7725/
Luigand7723/
Laighan7714/
Ligasen776/
Lugaung773/
Ligahan772/
Ligatne771/
Laigane771/
Leiggan771/
Leggang771/
Lekgang771/
L'Isgan771/
Lesgang770/
Lighane770/
Ligon7310,878/
Legan732,922/
Ligam731,020/
Lygan7331/
Leasgang7113/
Leighann7111/
Legateng711/
Legasing711/
Leisgamg711/
Laigheng711/
Leisgand710/
Leinngan710/
Lieghann710/
Legong671,612/
Laygan67472/
Liggon67403/
Legand67279/
Lugong67208/
Leagan67186/
Legane67168/
Liogon67112/
Leegan67110/
Legant6798/
Leigon6772/
Legahn6725/
Leggan6724/
Ligham6722/
Laigon6718/
Llegan6715/
Ligone6714/
Leghan6711/
Lighon6710/
Ligaunová6710/
Ligont677/
Leighanne676/
Legain676/
Leugan676/
Liggam675/
Ligoon675/
Ligankova674/
Liegon674/
Ligoun672/
Legann672/
Ligond671/
Leigam671/
Lekgan671/
Loigon671/
Lyggan670/

Ligang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligang in the Hindi language
लिगांगliganga-
Ligang in the Marathi language
िलगंगilaganga-

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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 Ligang
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