Lighi Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Lighi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 155 | 1:495,371 | 29,524 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Lighi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lighi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lighi (Marathi: िलघी) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lighi? popularity and diffusion
Lighi is the 1,391,595th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Lighi live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
This surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 495,371. In Iran Lighi is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 32 percent live, Fars Province, where 19 percent live and Bushehr Province, where 16 percent live. Other than Iran Lighi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lighi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lighi in the Marathi language | ||
| िलघी | ilaghi | - |
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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 Lighi
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