Ligataj Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Ligataj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligataj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania801:36,4265,339
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Ligataj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ligataj occurs more in Albania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligataj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Ligataj are found; 96 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Albania, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 36,426. In Albania Ligataj is most numerous in: Shkodër County, where 95 percent are found, Gjirokastër County, where 3 percent are found and Tirana County, where 3 percent are found. Other than Albania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligata92400/
Lighatajd881/
Ligayta862/
Ligatas861/
Ligatha861/
Lighatha8021/
Ligotajs802/
Ligotaja802/
Lugata776,093/
Ligate77453/
Legata77192/
Ligati7716/
Ligota771/
Laingayta751/
Ligetta7137/
Ligatti7136/
Lekgata7133/
Lugatay7127/
Lugatha7116/
Lugatta7115/
Ligates7112/
Ligasti7110/
Ligatos718/
Ligatis716/
Lughata715/
Lighate714/
Legatha712/
Ligotta712/
Ligatou711/
Ligotah711/
Ligaste711/
Hligota711/
Leigaty711/
Legatoa711/
Legasta711/
Ligayte711/
Legatta710/
Liggate710/
Ligatich6746/
Luigaste6720/
Lighathe6716/
Legostaj672/
Liegieta672/
Liugaite672/
Likgathi671/
Lekgatha671/
Ligaitis671/
Liogaite671/
Legaetta671/
Leingati671/

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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
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  • 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 Ligataj
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