Ligu Surname

370,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Albania

Ligu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4721:1,625,13959,615
Tanzania2251:235,29619,277
Taiwan1061:221,1771,883
Albania611:47,7716,359
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

The alternate forms: Ligú (1) are calculated separately.

Ligu (243) may also be a first name.

Ligu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ligu (Russian: Лигу) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur as a variant: Ligú. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ligu is the 370,695th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,520,687 people. The last name Ligu occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Ligu live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 573,164th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 243 people.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is held by 472 people, or 1 in 1,625,139. In India it is most prevalent in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 100 percent are found, Delhi, where 0 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 0 percent are found. Other than India it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent are found and Taiwan, where 11 percent are found.

Ligu Last Name Statistics demography

Ligu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligú921/
Ligus89963/
Ligau89500/
Liogu89262/
Liguz89247/
Loigu89126/
Laigu8997/
Liugu8974/
Ligou8967/
Ligut8917/
Liguš8913/
Liggu898/
Lighu896/
Ligud895/
Leigu894/
Luigu892/
Liguś891/
Ligup891/
Luingu80233/
Ligueu80231/
Ligout80202/
Ligaud8088/
Liegau8049/
Ligouy8038/
Leigus8024/
Ligoux8021/
Ligush8015/
Lieghu8011/
Laigou804/
Ligheu801/
Liugau801/
Liaigu801/
Liguhe801/
Ligult801/
Ligusz801/
Likgau801/
Ligaus800/
Liggut800/
Ligous800/
Lugu751,077/
Legu75630/
Ligó751/
Ligault73174/
Luighui7339/
Liegheu7338/
Leingou736/
Leighou735/
Laigaux732/
Ligueue731/
Hlaingu731/
Leighuh730/
Legut67664/
Legou67433/
Legau67244/
Leghu67152/
Legus67140/
Lughu67114/
Lygus6754/
Loygu6743/
Leagu6740/
Lugau6718/
Lyugu679/
Leguz677/
Luguh675/
Lhegu674/
Luegu673/
Hlegu673/
Ligoo672/
Lhégu672/
Leegu672/
Luggu672/
Leguá672/
Leguë671/
Leguh671/
Luugu671/
Legud671/
Legux671/
Luygu671/
Laygu671/
Ligoe670/
Leighust670/

Ligu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligu in the Russian language
Лигуligu-

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Footnotes

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