Ligong Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ligong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1111:265,71414,862
Taiwan381:616,9674,529
China61:227,886,92811,701
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ligong (54,556) may also be a first name.

Ligong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ligong has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligong? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,343,156th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname Ligong occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ligong are found; 72 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 69 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 17,162nd most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 54,556 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 265,714. In Malaysia Ligong is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 96 percent live, Johor, where 1 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 1 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 23 percent live and China, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laigong9256/
Liugong9234/
Liggong9225/
Ligon9110,878/
Leingong860/
Legong831,612/
Liggon83403/
Lugong83208/
Ligang83182/
Liogon83112/
Leigon8372/
Laigon8318/
Ligung8314/
Ligone8314/
Lighon8310/
Ligont837/
Ligoon835/
Liegon834/
Ligoun832/
Ligond831/
Loigon831/
Ligotne7727/
Liugang7715/
Ligotin777/
Luggong775/
Leighon774/
Likgang774/
Liegang773/
Leigang772/
Leegong771/
Loighon771/
Laingon771/
Liggone771/
Ligogne771/
Ligonne771/
Legongp771/
Lekgong771/
Leggong771/
Ligan736,700/
Legon735,243/
Ligom73525/
Ligoń7366/
Lygon7315/
Leisgang71492/
Laighang7134/
Ligougne7112/
Leighang715/
Leighgon712/
Leangong711/
Laigheng711/
Ligonova711/
Loisgang711/
Leagoing710/
Liggan67179/
Liogan67122/
Legone6783/
Leggon6781/
Leagon6779/
Laigan6771/
Loigom6754/
Leigan6747/
Leegon6732/
Legang6728/
Legohn6728/
Ligane6721/
Lugang6710/
Ligaun679/
Legond679/
Loigan679/
Legung677/
Liganh677/
Liggam675/
Leygon675/
Laygon674/
Lighan673/
Ligand672/
Ligoum672/
Liegan671/
Legoin671/
Lisgom671/
Ligoym671/
Lligan671/
Luigan671/
Legont671/
Legoon671/
Leghon670/

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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 Ligong
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