Ligeti Surname

268,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Ligeti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligeti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,1381:8,6261,017
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Chile381:463,59112,075
Australia301:899,85754,700
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Israel231:372,07130,321
Austria161:532,21549,801
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
France81:8,302,840321,660
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
India51:153,413,076951,030
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ligeti (18) may also be a first name.

Ligeti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ligeti (Russian: Лигети) is carried by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligeti? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 268,560th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,015,517 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Ligeti are found; 79 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. Ligeti is also the 2,608,198th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname is most frequent in Hungary, where it is held by 1,138 people, or 1 in 8,626. In Hungary it is primarily found in: Budapest, where 46 percent live, Pest County, where 13 percent live and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 8 percent live. Outside of Hungary Ligeti is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Chile, where 3 percent live.

Ligeti Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ligeti are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Ligeti earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 292.95% more than the national average, earning 1,359,910 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 18% more than the national average, earning R 280,416 per year; in United States they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $43,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 86.18% more than the national average, earning $92,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligetti9221/
Ligety8330/
Ligiti8316/
Liseti8312/
Legeti8311/
Ligete834/
Lizeti831/
Lisetti77202/
Ligitai7731/
Ligethy7730/
Ligetes777/
Laigete776/
Ligette775/
Laiseti775/
Lisetiy773/
Legetti771/
Ligeste771/
Luiseti771/
Laisetti71406/
Luizetti71111/
Liggette7112/
Laisethi717/
Leisetti715/
Loisetti713/
Luizzeti711/
Liozetti711/
Leggetti711/
Ligettet711/
Lisete67105/
Lizete6731/
Lizeta6727/
Legete6710/
Leseti6710/
Lyseti679/
Lejeti675/
Lesiti673/
Lisiti672/
Luisietti672/
Ligite672/
Luizzetti671/

Ligeti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligeti in the Russian language
Лигетиligeti-

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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
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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 Ligeti
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