Ligima Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ligima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2501:211,76617,801
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ligima (142) may also be a first name.

Ligima Last Name Facts

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

Ligima occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ligima is the 978,274th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 27,604,341 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ligima reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Ligima is also the 775,413th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 142 people.

The surname Ligima is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 250 people, or 1 in 211,766. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 64 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 29 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Legima83147/
Ligema83117/
Liguma83111/
Lisima8386/
Lugima8343/
Ligimi8324/
Lizima8321/
Licima839/
Lijima836/
Legisma77251/
Leghima77162/
Legimai77135/
Lihhima7785/
Legimah7727/
Legimay7726/
Luijima7722/
Luugima7713/
Lichima7712/
Laisima779/
Legimau779/
Liguimo772/
Loisima771/
Luisima771/
Liguime771/
Ligumah771/
Leguima771/
Loisimaa7167/
Laisimau7138/
Liesimaa7113/
Luigemaa719/
Liaicema717/
Liguimou712/
Laizeima711/
Legueima711/
Lisimo671,273/
Lexima67655/
Luguma67498/
Lugema67431/
Lejima67363/
Lisema67141/
Leguma6788/
Lezima6728/
Legema6724/
Lesima6713/
Lecima673/
Licimo672/
Lizimo672/
Ligumo671/
Legimi671/
Lizyma671/
Lijema671/

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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 Ligima
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