Liganya Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Liganya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 122 | 1:433,948 | 30,252 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Liganya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liganya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Liganya (Marathi: िलगंया) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Liganya? popularity and diffusion
Liganya is the 1,628,521st most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Liganya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 433,948. In Tanzania Liganya is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 87 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 3 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 3 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liganyat | 93 | 229 | / |
| Leganya | 86 | 161 | / |
| Ligania | 86 | 123 | / |
| Liganja | 86 | 14 | / |
| Lekganya | 80 | 26 | / |
| Lligonya | 80 | 13 | / |
| Liganiah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ligaña | 77 | 2 | / |
| Legania | 71 | 340 | / |
| Liganio | 71 | 40 | / |
| Leganyo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Legonya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Leganja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legagna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leganea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leghannia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Legaña | 62 | 35 | / |
| Ligoña | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ligonja | 57 | 678 | / |
| Ligonio | 57 | 618 | / |
| Leganio | 57 | 144 | / |
| Lligoña | 57 | 98 | / |
| Legañia | 57 | 3 | / |
| Ligonha | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ligañio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Legonyo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Legagnoux | 50 | 4 | / |
| Laigougna | 50 | 1 | / |
Liganya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Liganya in the Marathi language | ||
| िलगंया | ilaganya | - |
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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 Liganya
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