Ligt Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ligt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2221:76,06812,873
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ligt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ligt is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,011,991st most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Ligt reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 90 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 76,068. In The Netherlands Ligt is most prevalent in: Gelderland, where 41 percent reside, North Brabant, where 19 percent reside and South Holland, where 17 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent reside and Portugal, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligth896/
Lihgt892/
Ligte891/
Leigt890/
Lig86101/
Laigth801/
Liggtt801/
Luig752,535/
Laig75769/
Lugt75422/
Ligh75226/
Lieg7572/
Leig7540/
Liog7512/
Ligg757/
Loig755/
Ligz754/
Lihg753/
Ligc752/
Lict752/
Likt752/
Llig751/
Litx751/
Ligs751/
Liqg751/
Likg751/
Ligk751/
Legt751/
Lhig750/
Hlig750/
Liggctt731/
Leigh6749,501/
Ligue673,282/
Luigs67362/
Laigh67151/
Likht67129/
Liegh6745/
Liggs6728/
Leigg6710/
Licth676/
Lugth676/
Likte675/
Liqut674/
Luigg673/
Llieg672/
Leihg672/
Liehg672/
Lisct671/
Luqgt671/
Likts671/
Lygte671/
Hlihg671/
Laitc671/
Liegg671/
Luitk671/
Loigh671/
Liogė671/
Laiqt671/
Lihqt671/
Lloig671/
Litkp671/
Lioyg671/
Leggt670/
Leitk670/
Lictz670/
Ligke670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ligt
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