Ligaya Surname

165,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Ligaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,2721:44,5597,152
Tanzania1901:278,64021,876
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
India61:127,844,230863,365
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guam11:160,1214,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ligaya (51,922) may also be a first name.

Ligaya Last Name Facts

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

Ligaya (Marathi: िलगया) is found most in The Philippines. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ligaya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligaya? popularity and diffusion

Ligaya is the 165,135th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,777,266 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Ligaya reside; 86 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 17,914th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 51,922 people.

The last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is carried by 2,272 people, or 1 in 44,559. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Calabarzon, where 41 percent live, National Capital Region, where 14 percent live and Central Luzon, where 9 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Ligaya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ligaya last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligayat92109/
Ligayas922/
Liggaya921/
Ligaaya921/
Ligay918,542/
Ligaa911/
Ligayova8653/
Lighayat861/
Lihgayat861/
Lligayat861/
Laigayat861/
Ligayo83340/
Ligoya83298/
Lugaya83287/
Ligayt83247/
Ligaye8330/
Ligiya839/
Ligayi838/
Lighay838/
Loigay835/
Ligayu835/
Legaya834/
Ligaiy832/
Ligaha831/
Ligeya831/
Liga804,754/
Liggayu771,213/
Liggayo7779/
Lugayah7721/
Ligaiah7718/
Laigiya7713/
Ligayet775/
Luggaya772/
Ligayod771/
Ligai736,209/
Lugay732,044/
Legay731,827/
Ligaj73579/
Ligau73500/
Luiga73302/
Liega73199/
Leiga73167/
Likga73142/
Ligha73132/
Ligoy73130/
Laiga73102/
Ligey7361/
Ligga7329/
Loiga7329/
Ligae7310/
Ligea737/
Liguy733/
Legaa733/
Lighy732/
Licga732/
Lygay731/
Laigy731/
Ligoa731/
Lliga731/
Leegayat716/
Lligaiah711/
Ligaiaha711/
Ligoha671,075/
Lugoya67756/
Liegey67519/
Lugaye67281/
Leigha67234/
Legayo67220/
Leigey67190/
Legaye67181/
Lyugay67169/
Lugeya6795/
Ligaud6788/
Lugayo6763/
Liegau6749/
Ligouy6738/
Laigga6733/
Liaiga6731/
Leagay6729/
Legiya6727/
Legayi6726/
Lehgay6725/
Leggay6724/
Ligais6722/
Ligaje6720/
Ligait6712/
Ligaji6711/
Laigha6711/
Liguja679/
Leegay678/
Ligoyi678/
Liogoy677/
Ligeja677/
Ligeyo675/
Ligiye674/
Lugiya673/
Lekgay673/
Ligeia672/
Leigoa672/
Legeya672/
Llugay672/
Ligeye672/
Linhgaiah671/
Lioghy671/
Liegha671/
Legaiy671/
Legoya671/
Leggaa671/
Luggay671/
Lughay671/
Leigai671/
Leghay671/
Legaia671/
Lainggayo671/
Laigai671/
L'Higa671/
Ligaie671/
Liggai671/
Lighai671/
Likgau671/
Lugayu671/
Ligoye671/
Liugai671/
Liugau671/
Leiguy671/
Leighy670/
Liogey670/
Ligaus670/
Lighey670/

Ligaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligaya in the Marathi language
िलगयाilagaya68.57
लीगयाligaya17.14
िलगायाilagaya14.29

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ligaya
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