Ligay Surname

59,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uzbekistan
Highest density in:
Uzbekistan

Ligay Surname User-submission:

The Maskey surname comes from a short form of the term Maha Samar Kesari, which refers to a high-ranking post in the royal courts of Nepal valley, that existed during the Malla dynasty.

Ligay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uzbekistan5,1591:5,9951,084
Russia1,7421:82,73410,428
Kazakhstan1,1611:15,2302,245
Kyrgyzstan2311:25,8564,313
Philippines1391:728,33372,844
United States431:8,429,278367,833
India191:40,371,862445,856
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Ligay (95) may also be a first name.

Ligay Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Maskey surname comes from a short form of the term Maha Samar Kesari, which refers to a high-ranking post in the royal courts of Nepal valley, that existed during the Malla dynasty.

- yana_li

Ligay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ligay (Hindi: लिगया, Marathi: िलगाय, Russian: Лигай) is borne by more people in Uzbekistan than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 59,091st most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 853,143 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Ligay are found; 76 percent are found in Central Asia and 76 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 974,243rd most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 95 people.

It is most frequently used in Uzbekistan, where it is carried by 5,159 people, or 1 in 5,995. Besides Uzbekistan this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 14 percent are found.

Ligay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Orthodox (45%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (67%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States Ligay are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Ligay earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.56% more than the national average, earning $62,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligaya912,624/
Ligayo91340/
Ligayt91247/
Ligaye9130/
Ligayi918/
Lighay918/
Loigay915/
Ligayu915/
Ligaiy912/
Liga894,754/
Liggayu831,213/
Ligayat83109/
Liggayo8379/
Ligayet835/
Ligayas832/
Ligayod831/
Liggaya831/
Ligaaya831/
Ligai806,209/
Ligas806,020/
Lugay802,044/
Legay801,827/
Ligad801,812/
Ligaj80579/
Ligau80500/
Luiga80302/
Liuga80275/
Ligat80266/
Liega80199/
Leiga80167/
Ligač80147/
Likga80142/
Ligha80132/
Ligoy80130/
Laiga80102/
Lioga8063/
Ligey8061/
Ligap8036/
Ligga8029/
Loiga8029/
Ligah8015/
Lisga8011/
Ligae8010/
Ligea807/
Ligaš805/
Liguy803/
Lighy802/
Licga802/
Lygay801/
Laigy801/
Ligoa801/
Lliga801/
Ligaz801/
Ligaś801/
Ligaa801/
Ligayova7753/
Lighayat771/
Lihgayat771/
Lligayat771/
Laigayat771/
Ligoha731,075/
Liegey73519/
Ligoya73298/
Lugaya73287/
Lugaye73281/
Leigha73234/
Legayo73220/
Leigey73190/
Legaye73181/
Lyugay73169/
Leinga73128/
Liggat73118/
Ligaud7388/
Ligacz7375/
Lugayo7363/
Luigas7361/
Liegau7349/
Luinga7342/
Ligouy7338/
Laigga7333/
Liaiga7331/
Leagay7329/
Laigat7328/
Legayi7326/
Lehgay7325/
Leggay7324/
Ligais7322/
Ligaje7320/
Lainga7317/
Ligahe7316/
Ligait7312/
Ligaji7311/
Loinga7311/
Laigha7311/
Ligiya739/
Liguja739/
Leegay738/
Ligoyi738/
Liogoy737/
Ligeja737/
Lighad735/
Ligeyo735/
Ligiye734/
Legaya734/
Lekgay733/
Ligeia732/
Leigoa732/
Llugay732/
Ligeye732/
Ligach731/
Ligatt731/
Lioghy731/
Liegha731/
Legaiy731/
Leigah731/
Laigah731/
Ligaha731/
Liogah731/
Luggay731/
Lughay731/
Leigai731/
Leigas731/
Leghay731/
Laigai731/
L'Higa731/
Ligaie731/
Ligats731/
Ligeya731/
Liggai731/
Lighai731/
Lighat731/
Likgau731/
Lugayu731/
Lisgap731/
Ligoye731/
Loigah731/
Liugai731/
Liugau731/
Lhinga731/
Leiguy731/
Leighy730/
Liogey730/
Ligaus730/
Lighey730/
Lainggayo711/
Lega678,936/
Luga675,341/
Ligi671,912/
Lyga67871/
Lige67730/
Ligault67174/
Laigaie67106/
Liggatt6787/
Laigast6738/
Leighat6729/
Lugayah6721/
Ligaiah6718/
Leingai6715/
Laigiya6713/
Léga679/
Lughayi678/
Laighea677/
Līga674/
Ligé673/
Lygy672/
Laigaux672/
Laingai672/
Lèga672/
Luggaya672/
Leighey671/
Ligaova671/
Legayed671/
Leigatt671/
Leighah671/
Lehgaye671/
Laheiga671/
Läga671/
Líga671/
Laigaip671/
Laigath671/
Ligaová671/
Ligeyoh671/
Ligj671/

Ligay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligay in the Hindi language
लिगयाligaya-
Ligay in the Marathi language
िलगायilagaya-
Ligay in the Russian language
Лигайligaj-

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