Ligth Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ligth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Ligth (20) may also be a first name.

Ligth Last Name Facts

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

Ligth is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligth? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Ligth are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ligth is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 20 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most common in: Abia, where 75 percent are found and Rivers, where 25 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Ligth exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent are found and Malawi, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laigth911/
Ligt89251/
Lugth806/
Licth806/
Lihgt802/
Ligte801/
Leigt800/
Licths7315/
Loikth731/
Liggtt731/
Likthe731/
Lugt67422/
Likt672/
Lict672/
Legt671/
Liggctt671/

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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 Ligth
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