Ligh Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Ligh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 194 | 1:1,868,345 | 121,641 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Ligh (21) may also be a first name.
Ligh Demographics
Average Ligh Salary in
United States
$49,047 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ligh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ligh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ligh is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ligh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,088,856th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Ligh reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 21 people.
Ligh is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 1,868,345. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 39 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and Virginia, where 13 percent live. Aside from The United States Ligh is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 4 percent live and Qatar, where 3 percent live.
Ligh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ligh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,213 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ligh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ligh surname are 14.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.86% being registered to vote for the party.
Ligh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.67% more than the national average, earning $49,047 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh | 89 | 49,501 | / |
| Laigh | 89 | 151 | / |
| Liegh | 89 | 45 | / |
| Loigh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lig | 86 | 101 | / |
| Laigth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luig | 75 | 2,535 | / |
| Laig | 75 | 769 | / |
| Likh | 75 | 319 | / |
| Legh | 75 | 305 | / |
| Ligt | 75 | 251 | / |
| Lieg | 75 | 72 | / |
| Leig | 75 | 40 | / |
| Lugh | 75 | 13 | / |
| Liog | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ligg | 75 | 7 | / |
| Loig | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lihq | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ligz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lihg | 75 | 3 | / |
| Liug | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ligc | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lihk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lixh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ligk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Likg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ligs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Llig | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lygh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liqg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlig | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lhig | 75 | 0 | / |
| Laheigh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ligue | 67 | 3,282 | / |
| Likhe | 67 | 394 | / |
| Luigs | 67 | 362 | / |
| Loikh | 67 | 100 | / |
| Laikh | 67 | 29 | / |
| Luikh | 67 | 29 | / |
| Liggs | 67 | 28 | / |
| Liskh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Leagh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Leigg | 67 | 10 | / |
| Laiqh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luigg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Llieg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liehg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leihg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lihgt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Le'gh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luugh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leegh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlihg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liegg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liogė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luixh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lihqt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhikh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lloig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lioyg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leixh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leggh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lihke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Liugg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ligke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leigt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leikh | 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 Ligh
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