Ligov Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Ligov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Bulgaria301:232,63012,429
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ligov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ligov (Russian: Лигов) occurs most in Russia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ligov is the 2,414,640th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Ligov are found; 49 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 48 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 4,503,846. In Russia Ligov is primarily found in: Saint Petersburg, where 31 percent are found, Moscow, where 25 percent are found and Volgograd Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Russia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 48 percent are found and Greece, where 2 percent are found.

Ligov Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ligov last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Others than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligova9155/
Lugov80299/
Legov8060/
Ligow8018/
Ligop8013/
Lygov8011/
Ligaev7348/
Ligouw7337/
Legova7333/
Legoev7326/
Lyogov739/
Liogop738/
Ligowa734/
Ligoff733/
Lygova732/
Lekgov732/
Liegop731/
Ligope731/
Lighof730/
Liggow730/
Lighow730/
Leighow67163/
Lyogova679/
Lighgow675/
Leygova671/
Lekgova671/

Ligov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligov in the Russian language
Лиговligov-

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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 Ligov
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