Lighman Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lighman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lighman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058

Lighman Last Name Facts

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

Lighman is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lighman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lighman are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Lighman is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa Lighman is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent reside.

Lighman Last Name Statistics demography

Lighman earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.97% less than the national average, earning R 135,516 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leighman9351/
Laighman930/
Lieghman930/
Ligman921,229/
Ligmann86223/
Liegman8684/
Loigman8643/
Ligmand8610/
Leghman869/
Lughman864/
Leigman862/
Lighmon861/
Liegmann80637/
Leghmane8021/
Leigmann801/
Luigeman800/
Leghmann800/
Leaghman800/
Legman77363/
Ligmon77313/
Lugman77269/
Ligmam772/
Ligmań772/
Légman771/
Liegmannn751/
Lojjghman751/
Leigemann750/
Legmann7157/
Ligmond7125/
Leugman7113/
Ligmont716/
Lugmaan713/
Legmane712/
Légmann711/
Luhgman711/
Llegman711/
Legmang711/
Leigmon710/
Légmán6230/
Legmon622/
Lugmon621/
Legmam621/
Legmond570/

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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 Lighman
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