Ligbo Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Ligbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ligbo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Benin301:344,52026,827
Ivory Coast261:887,35522,826
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Ligbo (69) may also be a first name.

Ligbo Last Name Facts

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

Ligbo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligbo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ligbo is the 1,596,935th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname Ligbo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ligbo live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 69 people.

Ligbo is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 46 percent reside, Lagos, where 23 percent reside and Niger, where 17 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Benin, where 24 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligbos9179/
Hligbo9136/
Ligbou911/
Laigbo911/
Legbo802,061/
Liguo80727/
Ligba80193/
Lygbo801/
Lhingboi772/
Ligbau73116/
Laiguo73100/
Legbou7360/
Ligbeu7313/
Ligbas7311/
Legbos735/
Legbuo734/
Leiguo734/
Leugbo731/
Liguoy731/
Leagbo731/
Laigba731/
Leggbo731/
Legboh731/
Laygbuo671/
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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 Ligbo
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