Ligon Surname

47,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Ligon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,4551:42,8695,255
Philippines2,0781:48,7197,968
Israel631:135,83514,591
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Guam121:13,3432,098
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
England31:18,572,686338,250
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
France21:33,211,361423,184
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4381:34,9234,158

The alternate forms: Ligoń (66) are calculated separately.

Ligon (109) may also be a first name.

Ligon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ligon occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Ligoń. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ligon is the 47,559th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 669,934 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Ligon reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 900,062nd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 109 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 8,455 people, or 1 in 42,869. In The United States Ligon is primarily found in: California, where 7 percent live, Tennessee, where 7 percent live and South Carolina, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Ligon is found in 47 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 19 percent live and Israel, where 1 percent live.

Ligon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ligon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ligon surname grew 588 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ligon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ligon surname are 11.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.46% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ligon earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.69% less than the national average, earning $41,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.37% more than the national average, earning $57,817 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligoń9366/
Liggon91403/
Ligong91166/
Liogon91112/
Leigon9172/
Laigon9118/
Ligone9114/
Lighon9110/
Ligont917/
Ligoon915/
Liegon914/
Ligoen912/
Ligoun912/
Ligond911/
Loigon911/
Laigong8356/
Ligotne8327/
Liggong8325/
Ligotin837/
Leighon834/
Loighon831/
Laingon831/
Liggone831/
Ligogne831/
Ligonne831/
Ligan806,700/
Legon805,243/
Lugon801,325/
Ligom80525/
Ligun80175/
Lygon8015/
Ligougne7712/
Leighgon772/
Ligonova771/
Legong731,612/
Ligang73182/
Liggan73179/
Liugan73138/
Liogan73122/
Legone7383/
Leggon7381/
Leagon7379/
Laigan7371/
Loigom7354/
Leigan7347/
Lugoon7338/
Leegon7332/
Legohn7328/
Ligane7321/
Ligung7314/
Luqgon7312/
Legoen7310/
Legond739/
Ligaun739/
Loigan739/
Laigun739/
Liganh737/
Leygon735/
Laygon734/
Luigun733/
Lighan733/
Ligand732/
Ligoum732/
Legoin731/
Lisgom731/
Liegan731/
Ligoym731/
Lligan731/
Luigan731/
Legont731/
Legoon731/
Ligund731/
Ligune731/
Leghon730/
Legotin671,184/
Ligaten67115/
Laingan6751/
Leangon6733/
Leighan6731/
Luigand6723/
Laighan6714/
Legosin679/
Ligasen676/
Legoune673/
Leigang672/
Leygeon672/
Ligahan672/
Lliguín672/
Ligutin671/
Laigane671/
Leiggan671/
Līgotne671/
Liuhgan671/
Lligüín671/
L'Isgan671/
Ligatne671/
Lekgone671/
Lekgong671/
Leegong671/
Leggong671/
Lighane670/
Leageon670/
Leighom670/

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Ligon Reference & Research

Lyon DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Lyon FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Ligon
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis