Ligethy Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Ligethy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 21 | 1:467,442 | 30,347 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
Ligethy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ligethy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ligethy occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ligethy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,602,217th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Ligethy is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Ligethy reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 467,442. In Hungary Ligethy is most common in: Budapest, where 57 percent reside, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 38 percent reside and Somogy County, where 5 percent reside. Other than Hungary it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ligety | 92 | 30 | / |
| Lighety | 86 | 0 | / |
| Likgethe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ligeti | 77 | 1,453 | / |
| Ligete | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ligetta | 71 | 37 | / |
| Ligetti | 71 | 21 | / |
| Legethe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ligetes | 71 | 7 | / |
| Laigete | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ligette | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lugethe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Likgete | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lisetiy | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lisethe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lizethe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Liguete | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lizzety | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leigaty | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligotiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligeste | 71 | 1 | / |
| Likhethe | 67 | 594 | / |
| Lekgetha | 67 | 87 | / |
| Lighathe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lisether | 67 | 15 | / |
| Liggette | 67 | 12 | / |
| Laisethi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lekgethe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Liguitay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liegieta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liesetty | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liechety | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likgathi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legoethe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligiesti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligettet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leggetyt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ligethy
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