Ligen Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Ligen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1171:567,71676,560
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
China81:170,915,1968,932
India61:127,844,230863,365
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Ligen (225) may also be a first name.

Ligen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ligen (Oriya: ଲିେଗନ, Russian: Лиген) is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligen? popularity and diffusion

Ligen is the 1,168,344th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Ligen live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Ligen is also the 599,828th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 225 people.

Ligen is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 567,716. In France Ligen is most prevalent in: Brittany, where 39 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 32 percent live and Île-de-France, where 19 percent live. Excluding France this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 12 percent live and Turkey, where 6 percent live.

Ligen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ligen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liguen91249/
Litgen9176/
Liegen9162/
Ligeng917/
Liggen915/
Leigen914/
Laigen914/
Ligend914/
Ligent913/
Ligoen912/
Liugen911/
Ligien911/
Lidgen910/
Lign894/
Laingen83125/
Leitgen8363/
Leidgen8346/
Luigend8331/
Littgen8330/
Leisgen8324/
Laiguen8319/
Ligieng8315/
Laigeng831/
Luigene831/
Leighen830/
Liggien830/
Lizen80634/
Lisen80547/
Legen80427/
Licen80382/
Ligne80293/
Lugen80141/
Ligin8076/
Laign8073/
Lijen8064/
Lygen804/
Leign802/
Hlign801/
Ligem801/
Liugienė7745/
Liegienė7744/
Liogienė778/
Leigienė772/
Ligenova771/
Leinngen771/
Laingien771/
Lichen734,434/
Leijen731,163/
Liesen731,090/
Leisen73902/
Leguen73683/
Liseng73295/
Luisen73256/
Liggin73217/
Laisen73217/
Legien73172/
Liezen73157/
Luggen73155/
Loisen73110/
Lizhen73100/
Loijen7394/
Legenc7394/
Lisaen7379/
Legent7375/
Liging7361/
Lugien7360/
Litjen7348/
Lesien7342/
Lizoen7338/
Liguin7337/
Liesén7336/
Lijeng7333/
Legend7332/
Lisien7328/
Lijsen7326/
Loigne7323/
Lijzen7321/
Laigne7320/
Legeng7319/
Lizgin7317/
Leggen7315/
Laicen7314/
Liscen7311/
Luizen7311/
Legoen7310/
Lizeng738/
Lisenc738/
Lekgen738/
Laijen737/
Leigne735/
Likhen734/
Liåsen734/
Leegen733/
Liesin733/
Lighin732/
Leighn732/
Leugen732/
Loizen732/
Lucgen731/
Loignn731/
Lihcen731/
Lisend731/
Lisent731/
Lezien731/
Ledgen731/
Liseen731/
Llisen731/
Lizent731/
Lizien731/
Luygen731/
Luijen731/
Laigin731/
Lijean731/
Lizzen731/
Liggem731/
Laygen731/
Leagen730/
Lliguin671,896/
Lechien671,506/
Looijen67995/
Laichen67815/
Luitjen67759/
Lijn67222/
Lückgen67134/
Leijsen67114/
Licheng67111/
Lugn6794/
Leeijen6790/
Loichen6789/
Lettgen6784/
Lesgent6770/
Litchen6755/
Leangen6753/
Legienė6752/
Lisienė6745/
Legiehn6742/
Legenne6740/
Leichen6740/
Lichene6729/
Lekgeng6727/
Laiseng6720/
Ligging6715/
Lejn679/
Luijean678/
Legn676/
Legienc676/
Lisn675/
Laiging675/
Lichien674/
Ledgend674/
Lugienė674/
Licn674/
Lichgin673/
Laighin672/
Lignova672/
Ligginn672/
Leizhen672/
Lesn672/
Leguenn672/
Lättgen672/
Lizchen671/
Laingin671/
Leggien671/
Gliesen671/
Laizene671/
Luckgen671/
Luisent671/
Luizenk671/
Laiseen671/
Lesienė671/
Glieisn671/
Lehgend671/
Laizhen671/
Liechen671/
Lixn671/
Lichent671/
Layngen671/
Leiseng671/
Legeend671/
Leaghen670/
Leysgen670/
Leidjen670/
Leiging670/
Leasien670/

Ligen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligen in the Oriya language
ଲିେଗନliegana-
Ligen in the Russian language
Лигенligen-

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