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 surname Ligen (Oriya: ଲିେଗନ, Russian: Лиген) is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ligen is the 1,168,344th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Ligen reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Ligen is also the 599,828th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 225 people.

This surname is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 567,716. In France Ligen is most common in: Brittany, where 39 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 32 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account France it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 12 percent reside and Turkey, where 6 percent reside.

Ligen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ligen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ligen surname 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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