Ligen Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Ligen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 117 | 1:567,716 | 76,560 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
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
Ligen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ligen in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିେଗନ | liegana | - |
| Ligen in the Russian language | ||
| Лиген | ligen | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ligen
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