Ligola Surname

343,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,066 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ligola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6271:27,3034,104
Tanzania3641:145,44413,279
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308

Ligola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ligola is found most in Malawi. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Ligola click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligola? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 343,860th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,836,347 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ligola are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 627 people, or 1 in 27,303. Not including Malawi this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 34 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligoola9284/
Lighola9274/
Loingola861/
Lugola831,021/
Ligala83244/
Ligoli83128/
Ligolo8398/
Ligela8335/
Ligole8327/
Legola8313/
Ligula837/
Loing'ola801/
Ligoule7750/
Legotla7712/
Ligolou7710/
Lugolla7710/
Ligatla779/
Likgole778/
Ligutla775/
Ligalia774/
Laigala773/
Ligulla773/
Lugoola773/
Ligolyo773/
Liugela772/
Legoula772/
Legolas771/
Ligalat771/
Ligulia771/
Leagola771/
Ligollo771/
Leigala771/
Luigela771/
Ligoolo771/
Ligolio771/
Ligalla771/
Liogala771/
Liggula771/
Hligala771/
Lekgola771/
Lugolia771/
Ligalah771/
Leingala7163/
Likgoele713/
Lekgoela713/
Lligalla711/
Ligali671,894/
Lugala671,321/
Legala67758/
Lugela67573/
Legela67183/
Legula67162/
Lugolo67160/
Ligale6755/
Ligalo6740/
Legole6739/
Legoli6726/
Ligaly6714/
Lygala675/
Liguli672/
Ligule671/
Ligelo671/
Lekgoelea671/
Lekgoehla671/
Legolo671/

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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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  • 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 Ligola
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