Ligia Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Ligia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2311:264,74834,901
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Indonesia481:2,755,192158,430
India381:20,185,931296,209
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ligia (221,995) may also be a first name.

Ligia Last Name Facts

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

Ligia (Arabic: يجيا, Georgian: ლიგია) occurs more in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ligia.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 648,005th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 15,605,023 people. Ligia occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Ligia reside; 49 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 4,702nd most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 221,995 people.

It is most common in Italy, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 264,748. In Italy it is mostly found in: Sardinia, where 84 percent are found, Lazio, where 14 percent are found and Piedmont, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Italy it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Ligia Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ligia earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 10.84% less than the national average, earning €26,774 per year and in Colombia they earn 3.98% less than the national average, earning $21,798,300 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luigia9120/
Ligiau9112/
Liggia917/
Laigia911/
Liegia911/
Legia80387/
Ligio8078/
Lizia8020/
Lisga8011/
Ligea807/
Liija802/
Liiha801/
Liggio73726/
Loizia7385/
Lligio7342/
Legiah7332/
Ligioi7318/
Liuiza7317/
Ligiot739/
Leegia738/
Liaica736/
Luizia735/
Ligiou734/
Liaisa734/
Leggia734/
Liegio734/
Lijija733/
Laizia733/
Liijha733/
Liaiza732/
Litgio732/
Lijiah732/
Loizga731/
Lidzia731/
Lieaia731/
Liihau731/
Legiaz731/
Liziea731/
Lizzia730/
Liza67103,425/
Lisa6739,796/
Lica679,044/
Lija678,490/
Lieggio6737/
Ligioiz6721/
Luizzia678/
Lejogia671/

Ligia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligia in the Georgian language
ლიგიაligia-
Ligia in the Arabic language
يجياyjya-

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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 Ligia
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