Ligema Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Estonia

Ligema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania871:608,52437,695
England141:3,979,861125,553
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Ligema Last Name Facts

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

Ligema occurs most in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligema? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,683,218th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name Ligema is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Ligema are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 608,524. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Ruvuma Region, where 77 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Ligema is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent are found and Estonia, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luigemaa869/
Ligoma83712/
Lugema83431/
Ligima83264/
Lisema83141/
Ligama8398/
Legema8324/
Lagema832/
Lijema831/
Legemah77266/
Lekgema77250/
Leguema7777/
Liguemo7740/
Lagemaa7727/
Laisema7722/
Lichema7721/
Ligamma7714/
Lagemay7711/
Lijesma772/
Legesma772/
Lugemma772/
Lighoma771/
Laugema771/
Lugemah771/
Laigoma771/
Ligomah771/
Ligomay771/
Legemaat71316/
Leighemo7114/
Liesimaa7113/
Liaicema717/
Luyisema711/
Legoemah711/
Leghemga711/
Liguemou711/
Liguemoh711/
Laizeima711/
Laigamai711/
Hlaisema711/
Lugoma67949/
Lexima67655/
Lejima67363/
Legima67147/
Lisima6786/
Lesema6783/
Lugima6743/
Legama6733/
Lezema6728/
Lezima6728/
Ligimi6724/
Lizima6721/
Lagemo6714/
Lugemo6714/
Lesima6713/
Licima679/
Lijima676/
Lisemo675/
Legeme675/
Lecima673/
Ligomo673/
Lecema672/
Lizyma671/
Lygama671/
Lugama671/
Lejema671/
Legoma671/
Liejasima671/

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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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  • 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 Ligema
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