Ligono Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ligono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1271:363,62121,126
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ligono Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ligono (Russian: Лигоно) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligono? popularity and diffusion

Ligono is the 1,310,135th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Ligono are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Ligono is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 363,621. In Kenya Ligono is most common in: Vihiga County, where 54 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 39 percent are found and Busia County, where 7 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Ligono Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ligono surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ligono earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.75% less than the national average, earning $18,661 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligongo9247/
Laigono921/
Legono8387/
Ligano8328/
Ligona835/
Legonou77183/
Ligonat7720/
Ligonas777/
Lligona773/
Ligonga771/
Ligonna771/
Laigona771/
Ligonha771/
Legongo771/
Liggonah711/
Lligonas711/
Ligana6785/
Legano6758/
Legona676/
Ligoña671/
Laigougna671/

Ligono Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligono in the Russian language
Лигоноligono-

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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 Ligono
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