Ligeon Surname

449,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Ligeon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligeon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname3711:1,490143
France2091:317,81248,279
Netherlands1601:105,54517,044
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Ligeón (1) are calculated separately.

Ligeon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ligeon (Russian: Лигеон) is found most frequently in Suriname. It can also be rendered as a variant: Ligeón. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligeon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ligeon is the 449,013th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 9,614,177 people. The surname Ligeon occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Ligeon are found; 49 percent are found in South America and 49 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America.

The surname Ligeon is most widespread in Suriname, where it is carried by 371 people, or 1 in 1,490. Not including Suriname this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in France, where 28 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 21 percent are found.

Ligeon Last Name Statistics demography

Ligeon earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligeón941/
Liegeon92419/
Lageon83277/
Lugeon83104/
Legeon8317/
Liceon8316/
Ligean833/
Lijeon831/
Liseon831/
Laugeon7781/
Lighean7736/
Liguyon7731/
Ligayon7725/
Ligoyon7720/
Leygeon772/
Loiseon771/
Leageon770/
Licheong713/
Leagehon710/
Leudgeon710/
Legean6781/
Lexion6741/
Laicheong675/
Legyon673/
Lejion673/
Lagean672/
Lisyon672/
Lijean671/
Lyseon671/
Lugean671/
Lesyon671/
Lejjon671/

Ligeon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligeon in the Russian language
Лигеонligeon-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ligeon
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