Ligeard Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Ligeard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligeard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2321:286,30543,905
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

Ligeard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ligeard is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligeard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,052,587th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Ligeard are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Ligeard is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 286,305. In France it is mostly found in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 51 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 22 percent reside and Occitanie, where 8 percent reside. Not including France Ligeard exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Lidgeard930/
Lageard86233/
Legeard86131/
Liegeart8056/
Laugeard8016/
Legear77379/
Lizear7717/
Leizear71314/
Liziard71299/
Ligeour71155/
Lejeard7140/
Le'gear718/
Ligihar711/
Lezyard711/
Leggear711/
Lejiard711/
Lugaurd711/
Liguiar711/
Legeart710/
Loizear710/
Legeare710/
Laigair710/
Lesaurd710/
Lauziard6725/
Liggyare675/
Leageare670/
Lighauer670/

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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
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  • 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 Ligeard
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