Ligeng Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Ligeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ligeng (14,627) may also be a first name.

Ligeng Last Name Facts

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

Ligeng has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligeng? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Ligeng reside; 71 percent reside in East Asia and 71 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 47,223rd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 14,627 people.

The surname Ligeng is most frequent in Taiwan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 7,814,915. Outside of Taiwan Ligeng is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in China, where 29 percent are found and Malaysia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligieng9215/
Laigeng921/
Liugeng921/
Ligen91204/
Laigheng861/
Liceng83561/
Liseng83295/
Liguen83249/
Litgen8376/
Liegen8362/
Liging8361/
Lijeng8333/
Legeng8319/
Lugeng8311/
Lizeng838/
Liggen835/
Leigen834/
Laigen834/
Ligend834/
Ligent833/
Ligoen832/
Ligien831/
Lidgen830/
Lign804/
Lizheng77616/
Liesing77295/
Laingen77125/
Licheng77111/
Laiceng7785/
Leitgen7763/
Leidgen7746/
Luigend7731/
Littgen7730/
Lekgeng7727/
Leisgen7724/
Lighing7722/
Laiseng7720/
Laiguen7719/
Ligging7715/
Laiging775/
Leiceng772/
Liezing771/
Luigene771/
Leiseng771/
Ligings770/
Leighen770/
Leiging770/
Liggien770/
Lizen73634/
Lisen73547/
Legen73427/
Licen73382/
Ligne73293/
Ligin7376/
Laign7373/
Lijen7364/
Lygen734/
Lisng732/
Leign732/
Hlign731/
Ligem731/
Laizheng7199/
Gliesing7162/
Laikheng7153/
Liegienė7144/
Lieching7124/
Licheung7111/
Laicheng7111/
Liggings719/
Liogienė718/
Luicheng714/
Loisaeng714/
Liesingh714/
Leicheng713/
Leizheng712/
Leigienė712/
Laisaeng712/
Ligenova711/
Leinngen711/
Luisaeng711/
Liesieng711/
Lierzeng711/
Liecheng711/
Laingien711/
Luigings710/
Lising6711,266/
Leijen671,163/
Liesen671,090/
Leisen67902/
Leguen67683/
Lesing67584/
Luisen67256/
Liggin67217/
Laisen67217/
Lijing67182/
Legien67172/
Liezen67157/
Loisen67110/
Lizhen67100/
Loijen6794/
Legenc6794/
Lisaen6779/
Lexing6777/
Legent6775/
Leseng6760/
Leging6755/
Litjen6748/
Lesien6742/
Lizoen6738/
Liguin6737/
Liesén6736/
Legend6732/
Lisien6728/
Lejeng6726/
Lijsen6726/
Loigne6723/
Lijzen6721/
Lesyng6721/
Laigne6720/
Lizgin6717/
Leggen6715/
Laicen6714/
Lecing6712/
Liscen6711/
Luizen6711/
Legoen6710/
Lisenc678/
Lekgen678/
Laijen677/
Lizing676/
Leigne675/
Licing675/
Lexäng675/
Liåsen674/
Leegen673/
Liesin673/
Lighin672/
Leighn672/
Liehcheng672/
Leugen672/
Lejing672/
Loizen672/
Loicheang671/
Loignn671/
Ligenkova671/
Lihcen671/
Lisend671/
Lisent671/
Lezien671/
Ledgen671/
Liseen671/
Llisen671/
Lizent671/
Lizien671/
Luygen671/
Luijen671/
Luisng671/
Laigin671/
Lizzen671/
Liggem671/
Laygen671/
Leazng671/
Liggim670/
Lyceng670/
Leagen670/

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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 Ligeng
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