Ligion Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ligion Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Ligion (71) may also be a first name.

Ligion Last Name Facts

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

Ligion (Russian: Лигион) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligion? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ligion is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Ligion are found; 47 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 47 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Ligion is also the 1,152,838th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 71 people.

The surname Ligion is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 14,412,306. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 30 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 30 percent are found and Omsk Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Russia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found.

Ligion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ligion has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ligion surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liggion9212/
Liegion920/
Legion831,398/
Lizion8339/
Ligian832/
Ligiom831/
Laigian7753/
Leggion7714/
Ligiasn771/
Legionn771/
Liggian771/
Lijijon771/
Licon738,096/
Lison734,028/
Lizon732,955/
Lijon73396/
Lieon7349/
Loison678,129/
Laison673,288/
Luison671,480/
Leijon671,475/
Loizon67663/
Legian67360/
Luizon67325/
Liozon67317/
Lisong67307/
Leison6781/
Licoon6747/
Laizon6741/
Lijong6739/
Leizon6738/
Loijon6730/
Liscon6723/
Lisone6719/
Lizoun6715/
Lizong6715/
Laijon6711/
Liozan678/
Legionova676/
Llison675/
Lieong673/
Lezion673/
Lieone673/
Lidjon673/
L'Ison672/
Luijon671/
Lieuon671/
Licohn671/
Lijone671/
Lizgan671/
Liconh671/
Liheon671/
Ligianova671/
Llieon671/
Lijeon671/
Lisoun671/
Lijoon671/
Luicon670/

Ligion Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligion in the Russian language
Лигионligion-

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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
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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 Ligion
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