Ligas Surname

80,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Ligas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,7781:34,3966,175
Philippines1,4371:70,45112,101
Poland8381:45,3577,138
United States7181:504,81742,410
Mexico2961:419,3458,140
Peru2801:113,5156,829
Slovakia1891:28,2354,867
France1291:514,90571,423
Czechia671:158,70824,305
Greece611:181,63629,268
Belgium521:221,08928,230
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
England191:2,932,529101,561
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Ligaš (5), Ligás (3) & Ligaś (1) are calculated separately.

Ligas (24) may also be a first name.

Ligas Last Name Facts

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

Ligas (Russian: Лигас) is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Ligaš, Ligás or Ligaś. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 80,830th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,210,556 people. The last name Ligas occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Ligas live; 30 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 30 percent live in Italic Europe. Ligas is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 24 people.

This surname is most common in Italy, where it is held by 1,778 people, or 1 in 34,396. In Italy it is primarily found in: Sardinia, where 90 percent live, Lazio, where 3 percent live and Tuscany, where 2 percent live. Besides Italy Ligas exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 24 percent live and Poland, where 14 percent live.

Ligas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ligas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ligas last name grew 10,257 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ligas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ligas are 2.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ligas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 14.87% less than the national average, earning €25,566 per year; in Peru they earn 33.03% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,982 per year; in United States they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning $45,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.33% more than the national average, earning $72,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligaš935/
Ligás933/
Ligaś931/
Liogas91113/
Luigas9161/
Ligase9127/
Ligais9122/
Liugas916/
Liegas914/
Leigas911/
Ligats911/
Ligaus910/
Liga894,754/
Luingas8369/
Laigast8338/
Ligasse831/
Liegais830/
Loingas830/
Ligay808,542/
Ligai806,209/
Legas802,868/
Ligad801,812/
Lugas801,738/
Ligaj80579/
Ligau80500/
Luiga80302/
Ligos80282/
Ligat80266/
Liega80199/
Leiga80167/
Ligač80147/
Likga80142/
Ligha80132/
Laiga80102/
Lioga8063/
Lygas8051/
Ligap8036/
Ligga8029/
Loiga8029/
Ligah8015/
Ligac8014/
Lisga8011/
Licga802/
Ligoa801/
Lliga801/
Ligaz801/
Ligaa801/
Ligasová77175/
Ligatsch7712/
Ligasova779/
Ligoha731,075/
Legase73252/
Ligayt73247/
Leigha73234/
Leagas73211/
Leinga73128/
Liggat73118/
Legast7392/
Ligaud7388/
Ligacz7375/
Liegau7349/
Luinga7342/
Lugash7336/
Lughas7335/
Laigga7333/
Ligois7332/
Liaiga7331/
Laigat7328/
Legass7319/
Leggas7317/
Lainga7317/
Ligosh7316/
Ligahe7316/
Ligait7312/
Legats7312/
Legasp7312/
Lisgos7311/
Loinga7311/
Laigha7311/
Lyugas739/
Lighay738/
Luegas737/
Legasd736/
Loigay735/
Lighad735/
Llegas735/
Legais733/
Leigoa732/
Ligaiy732/
Liegos732/
Legasc732/
Ligach731/
Luggas731/
Ligatt731/
Liegha731/
Laygas731/
Leigah731/
Laigah731/
Ligaha731/
Liogah731/
Liogos731/
Lugaus731/
Lyghas731/
Leigai731/
Laigai731/
L'Higa731/
Liggai731/
Lighai731/
Lighat731/
Ligose731/
Likgau731/
Leugas731/
Legaas731/
Legash731/
Lisgap731/
Loigah731/
Lhinga731/
Legaus730/
Lygast730/
Ligous730/
Lugass730/
Laigaisse7122/
Ligashova711/
Lega678,936/
Ligo673,115/
Lyga67871/
Legasse67258/
Ligault67174/
Liegois67114/
Liggatt6787/
Leighat6729/
Leingai6715/
Légasse6712/
Léga679/
Laighea677/
Līga674/
Laigaic672/
Laigaux672/
Laingai672/
Lèga672/
Ligaova671/
Leigatt671/
Leighah671/
Laheiga671/
Läga671/
Líga671/
Laigaip671/
Laigath671/
Ligó671/
Ligaová671/
Ligaaya671/
Lekgase671/
Legatse671/
Ligosch671/
Leggats670/
Legaise670/

Ligas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligas in the Russian language
Лигасligas-

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