Ligawa Surname
Approximately 388 people bear this surname
Ligawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 219 | 1:210,867 | 15,070 |
| Indonesia | 146 | 1:905,816 | 67,732 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
Ligawa (12) may also be a first name.
Ligawa Demographics
Ligawa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ligawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ligawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ligawa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ligawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ligawa is the 742,570th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Ligawa live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Ligawa is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held forename globally It is held by 12 people.
The last name Ligawa is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 210,867. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 58 percent live, Migori County, where 35 percent live and Mombasa County, where 2 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Ligawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ligawas | 92 | 52 | / |
| Ligawad | 92 | 38 | / |
| Ligawat | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ligawah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Liggawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ligaway | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ligaba | 83 | 2,586 | / |
| Legawa | 83 | 904 | / |
| Lugawa | 83 | 454 | / |
| Ligowa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ligava | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ligavha | 77 | 366 | / |
| Legaiwa | 77 | 52 | / |
| Ligaeva | 77 | 51 | / |
| Ligavat | 77 | 3 | / |
| Legawas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lekgawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ligavad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ligabai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lighaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Llugawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lekgauwa | 71 | 47 | / |
| Leigavat | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lighabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligowe | 67 | 1,176 | / |
| Ligabo | 67 | 723 | / |
| Ligoba | 67 | 123 | / |
| Ligova | 67 | 55 | / |
| Legewa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Legawe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ligabò | 67 | 11 | / |
| Legowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ligabi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Legaba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ligabô | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lugewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligavo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligabó | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legawo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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