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 last name Ligu (Russian: Лигу) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Ligú. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligu? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname Ligu is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 1,625,139. In India it is most frequent in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 100 percent live, Delhi, where 0 percent live and Maharashtra, where 0 percent live. Apart from India this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and Taiwan, where 11 percent live.

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

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