Liguma Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Liguma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liguma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113

Liguma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liguma occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Liguma.

How Common Is The Last Name Liguma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Liguma is the 1,736,881st most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. Liguma occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Liguma live; 74 percent live in Central Africa and 74 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 900,970. Besides The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Liguma Last Name Statistics demography

Liguma earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.38% more than the national average, earning R 324,096 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligumah921/
Ligoma83712/
Luguma83498/
Ligima83264/
Leguma8388/
Ligume8375/
Ligumo831/
Legouma7715/
Ligumos774/
Lighoma771/
Laigoma771/
Ligumio771/
Ligomah771/
Ligomay771/
Lugumai771/
Legima67147/
Legumi67113/
Lugima6743/
Ligome674/
Legume673/
Ligomo673/
Legoma671/
Lugumo671/
Legimai62135/
Legimah6227/
Legimay6226/
Leghumo6221/
Legumio6210/
Legimau629/
Legumes621/
Ligomoi621/
Leegume621/
Legumoh621/
Legoemah571/
Legomo5057/
Legome5051/

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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 Liguma
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