Ligugu Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Ligugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 80 | 1:661,770 | 39,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Ligugu (15) may also be a first name.
Ligugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ligugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ligugu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ligugu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,091,648th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Ligugu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ligugu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name in the world, held by 15 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 661,770. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 94 percent live, Njombe Region, where 5 percent live and Ruvuma Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lgugu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Liguagua | 86 | 21 | / |
| Logugu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ligogu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lugugu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Lagugu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ligagu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Liguga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lgug | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ligouga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luguk | 73 | 12 | / |
| Lugcu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lguuc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Likug | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lgoug | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lagug | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lagougou | 71 | 53 | / |
| Liougkou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Legougui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Laguague | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lagougui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leguogui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Likougue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lugougue | 71 | 0 | / |
| Likuku | 67 | 815 | / |
| Luguga | 67 | 385 | / |
| Ligaga | 67 | 265 | / |
| Ligogo | 67 | 215 | / |
| Lugaku | 67 | 34 | / |
| Lugugo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ligkou | 67 | 28 | / |
| Lakigu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Licucu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Luguku | 67 | 11 | / |
| Likuga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Liggoc | 67 | 6 | / |
| Logugo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lukugu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lagoug | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laguku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legoug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leghougui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lagueague | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leggougui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likoug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwagwugwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laguag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lagucu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likgau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligwig | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ligugu
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