Ligawa Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ligawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2191:210,86715,070
Indonesia1461:905,81667,732
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

Ligawa (12) may also be a first name.

Ligawa Last Name Facts

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

Ligawa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 742,570th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name Ligawa is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Ligawa reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name globally, held by 12 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 210,867. In Kenya Ligawa is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 58 percent reside, Migori County, where 35 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Ligawa exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Ligawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ligawa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligawas9252/
Ligawad9238/
Ligawat922/
Ligawah921/
Liggawa921/
Ligaway921/
Ligaba832,586/
Legawa83904/
Lugawa83454/
Ligowa834/
Ligava831/
Ligavha77366/
Legaiwa7752/
Ligaeva7751/
Ligavat773/
Legawas772/
Lekgawa772/
Ligavad771/
Ligabai771/
Lighaba771/
Llugawa771/
Lekgauwa7147/
Leigavat716/
Lighabai711/
Ligowe671,176/
Ligabo67723/
Ligoba67123/
Ligova6755/
Legewa6726/
Legawe6717/
Ligabò6711/
Legowa675/
Ligabi674/
Legaba673/
Ligabô673/
Lugewa671/
Ligavo671/
Ligabe671/
Ligabó671/
Legawo671/

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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 Ligawa
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