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 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
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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