Ligatan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Ligatan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ligatan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ligatan Last Name Facts

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

Ligatan (Hindi: लिगटन) occurs most in The Philippines. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ligatan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligatan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ligatan reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 83 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Ligatan is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 20,247,645. In The Philippines Ligatan is most numerous in: Davao Region, where 40 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 20 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 20 percent reside. Besides The Philippines it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligaton86159/
Ligotan8677/
Legatan864/
Ligetan864/
Ligatam861/
Liggotan8026/
Ligatong807/
Ligauton801/
Likgatong751/
Legotan7145/
Legatam7139/
Legaton717/
Ligatom711/
Legetan711/
Ligotong673/
Leegayton631/
Lekgothane592/
Ligotom5740/
Legatom571/
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Ligatan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligatan in the Hindi language
लिगटनligatana-

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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 Ligatan
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