Ligha Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Ligha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 123 | 1:1,440,185 | 55,603 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Ligha (34) may also be a first name.
Ligha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ligha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ligha (Oriya: ଲିଜା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ligha.
How Common Is The Last Name Ligha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,558,593rd most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Ligha live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 34 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 1,440,185. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 79 percent are found, Delta, where 13 percent are found and Rivers, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Ligha is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Gabon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ligha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ligha in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିଜା | lija | - |
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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 Ligha
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