Ligova Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Ligova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria281:249,24713,126
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ligová (55) are calculated separately.

Ligova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ligova (Russian: Лигова) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Ligová. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligova? popularity and diffusion

Ligova is the 2,605,694th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Ligova reside; 51 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Ligova is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 249,247. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 57 percent are found, Sofia City Province, where 18 percent are found and Sofia Province, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Bulgaria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 44 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Ligova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ligova last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligová9455/
Ligov9163/
Lugova83334/
Ligoba83123/
Legova8333/
Ligowa834/
Lygova832/
Ligava831/
Ligovo831/
Ligavha77366/
Lyugova7713/
Lyogova779/
Ligovoy774/
Ligavat773/
Lugovaa772/
Ligavad771/
Lekgova771/
Leygova771/
Legov7360/
Ligab7323/
Ligaw7323/
Ligow7318/
Lygov7311/
Leigavat716/
Leighová712/
Ligaba672,586/
Ligabo67723/
Ligawa67388/
Legoba67127/
Ligouw6737/
Legová6730/
Ligabò6711/
Lyogov679/
Lugová677/
Lygová677/
Legowa675/
Ligoff673/
Ligabô673/
Ligobo672/
Lugovo672/
Lekgov672/
Ligabó671/
Laigab671/
Ligavo671/
Liggow670/
Lighof670/
Lighow670/

Ligova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligova in the Russian language
Лиговаligova-

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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 Ligova
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