Ligei Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Ligei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Ligei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ligei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ligei is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Ligei click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ligei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ligei is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Ligei live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: West New Britain, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ligeois | 83 | 70 | / |
| Loingei | 83 | 10 | / |
| Liegeoi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Laingei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Laigeit | 83 | 1 | / |
| Legei | 80 | 340 | / |
| Lugei | 80 | 52 | / |
| Lagei | 80 | 41 | / |
| Ligyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ligee | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leigeois | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leisge | 73 | 119 | / |
| Legeai | 73 | 96 | / |
| Ligahe | 73 | 16 | / |
| Legeit | 73 | 16 | / |
| Ligeyo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Liguie | 73 | 5 | / |
| Luigji | 73 | 3 | / |
| Legaei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ligahi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Legeis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Liagee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Legyei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ligyer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Legoei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ligaoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ligheu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liesiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lageai | 73 | 0 | / |
| Luigjes | 67 | 168 | / |
| Liegheu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Legeais | 67 | 23 | / |
| Luckgei | 67 | 21 | / |
| Legeois | 67 | 12 | / |
| Leghaei | 67 | 8 | / |
| Liechie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ligeyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laingee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesihei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legeait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loingee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leggeis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leighie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Ligei
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