Liganga Surname
Approximately 2,157 people bear this surname
Liganga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,856 | 1:28,525 | 3,408 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Liganga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liganga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Liganga is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Liganga? popularity and diffusion
Liganga is the 194,750th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,378,556 people. The last name Liganga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Liganga live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Liganga is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,856 people, or 1 in 28,525. In Tanzania it is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 37 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 24 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Liganga occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ligaga | 92 | 265 | / |
| Ligana | 92 | 85 | / |
| Ligangaud | 88 | 1 | / |
| Luganga | 86 | 572 | / |
| Leganga | 86 | 567 | / |
| Liganad | 86 | 160 | / |
| Ligayna | 86 | 45 | / |
| Liganna | 86 | 5 | / |
| Liganay | 86 | 5 | / |
| Laigaga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ligonga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Loigaga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Liganap | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ligango | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ligauna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lighagha | 80 | 9 | / |
| Leigeaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leighana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ligangoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Legana | 77 | 80 | / |
| Ligano | 77 | 28 | / |
| Ligaña | 77 | 2 | / |
| Legaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leighanna | 75 | 2 | / |
| Luigganay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leganad | 71 | 143 | / |
| Legonga | 71 | 111 | / |
| Ligongo | 71 | 47 | / |
| Lugonga | 71 | 35 | / |
| Leganoa | 71 | 20 | / |
| Lugango | 71 | 15 | / |
| Legangi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Legayna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Legagna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lyganoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligonge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leganna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legagha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legaina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leganau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leganea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legango | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligouga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekgana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leghana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leganger | 67 | 225 | / |
| Ligonggi | 67 | 7 | / |
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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 Liganga
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