Ligome Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ligome Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ligome Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ligome is most common in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligome? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Ligome occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ligome are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Ligome is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 17,647,204. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 33 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 33 percent live. Aside from Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligomes921/
Ligom91525/
Lugome834,657/
Ligoma83712/
Ligume8375/
Loigom8354/
Legome8351/
Ligame8314/
Ligoum832/
Lisgom831/
Ligoym831/
Liegom831/
Liogom831/
Lighoma771/
Lesgome771/
Ligomoi771/
Ligomay771/
Laigoma771/
Legomez771/
Leingom771/
Leighom770/
Ligam731,020/
Legom7374/
Ligami67595/
Lugomi67137/
Liguma67111/
Ligama6798/
Lugame6765/
Legame6761/
Ligham6722/
Leugom6712/
Legeme675/
Liggam675/
Lugeme673/
Legume673/
Ligamm672/
Legghomme672/
Legoma671/
Leigam671/
Legoum671/
Leghom671/
Ligamy671/

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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 Ligome
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