Ligsay Surname

188,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Ligsay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligsay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,9241:52,6198,697
United States2701:1,342,44093,444
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Ligsay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ligsay is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligsay? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ligsay is the 188,791st most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,254,822 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Ligsay are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 85 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,924 people, or 1 in 52,619. In The Philippines Ligsay is mostly found in: Central Luzon, where 24 percent are found, Cagayan Valley, where 24 percent are found and Ilocos, where 16 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines Ligsay is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Singapore, where 1 percent are found.

Ligsay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ligsay are 21.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ligsay earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 37.98% more than the national average, earning $59,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.84% less than the national average, earning $43,306 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liggsay921/
Ligsa91565/
Ligsy911/
Liksay8317/
Legsay8314/
Ligsaa834/
Licsay831/
Liugsy831/
Ligsey831/
Ligsia831/
Lighsey774/
Legshay771/
Liksa7355/
Licsa733/
Ligza731/
Lugsa731/
Legsy731/
Lugsy730/
Llugsa67696/
Legsai67384/
Ligges67110/
Liksza67107/
Liksha6728/
Liksia6716/
Luksay6714/
Lucsay678/
Ligëja675/
Liggis675/
Legsas671/
Legsaï671/
Legsea671/
Legshy671/

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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 Ligsay
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