Ligaya Surname
Approximately 2,624 people bear this surname
Ligaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,272 | 1:44,559 | 7,152 |
| Tanzania | 190 | 1:278,640 | 21,876 |
| United States | 100 | 1:3,624,589 | 201,936 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Ligaya (51,922) may also be a first name.
Ligaya Demographics
Average Ligaya Salary in
United States
$59,155 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ligaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ligaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ligaya (Marathi: िलगया) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ligaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 165,135th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,777,266 people. Ligaya occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Ligaya live; 86 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Ligaya is also the 17,914th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 51,922 people.
The surname Ligaya is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,272 people, or 1 in 44,559. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Calabarzon, where 41 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 14 percent are found and Central Luzon, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines Ligaya occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Ligaya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ligaya surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ligaya earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 37.09% more than the national average, earning $59,155 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.77% more than the national average, earning $57,518 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ligaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ligaya in the Marathi language | ||
| िलगया | ilagaya | 68.57 |
| लीगया | ligaya | 17.14 |
| िलगाया | ilagaya | 14.29 |
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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 Ligaya
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