Ligomba Surname
Approximately 1,140 people bear this surname
Ligomba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 863 | 1:19,837 | 3,086 |
| Tanzania | 265 | 1:199,780 | 17,053 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ligomba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ligomba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ligomba is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ligomba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 326,114th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,392,584 people. The last name Ligomba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ligomba live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 863 people, or 1 in 19,837. Other than Malawi Ligomba is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 23 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ligamba | 86 | 469 | / |
| Lugomba | 86 | 465 | / |
| Ligombi | 86 | 277 | / |
| Ligombo | 86 | 71 | / |
| Ligombe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ligumba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Legomba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ligammba | 80 | 34 | / |
| Ligambas | 80 | 4 | / |
| Loigombe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laingamba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Leingamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loingamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lugemba | 71 | 286 | / |
| Lugamba | 71 | 256 | / |
| Lugombo | 71 | 87 | / |
| Ligambi | 71 | 67 | / |
| Ligambe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ligumbe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Legamba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ligumbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligumbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legumbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loyngamba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lugambo | 57 | 503 | / |
| Legembo | 57 | 360 | / |
| Legambi | 57 | 50 | / |
| Legambo | 57 | 16 | / |
| Liganvat | 53 | 7 | / |
| Liganwad | 53 | 2 | / |
| Legembei | 53 | 1 | / |
| Leagonby | 53 | 0 | / |
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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 Ligomba
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