Ligunga Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Ligunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 60 | 1:882,360 | 43,917 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
Ligunga Demographics
Ligunga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Ligunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ligunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ligunga occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ligunga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,255,512th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ligunga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 882,360. In Tanzania Ligunga is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 92 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 7 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Ligunga occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 15 percent are found.
Ligunga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Ligunga last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liguna | 92 | 43 | / |
| Liguga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lugunga | 86 | 101 | / |
| Ligunas | 86 | 94 | / |
| Ligunay | 86 | 34 | / |
| Legunga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Leiguna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ligonga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ligauna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ligouga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lligunas | 80 | 6 | / |
| Leguna | 77 | 1,167 | / |
| Ligona | 77 | 5 | / |
| Laigougna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Legonga | 71 | 111 | / |
| Legunas | 71 | 97 | / |
| Legunau | 71 | 61 | / |
| Ligongo | 71 | 47 | / |
| Ligonay | 71 | 38 | / |
| Lligona | 71 | 3 | / |
| Leghuga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lliguno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laigona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligonha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lleguna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligonna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligonge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Llegunas | 67 | 606 | / |
| Ligonggi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Liggonah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligogo | 62 | 215 | / |
| Legona | 62 | 6 | / |
| Leguno | 62 | 5 | / |
| Legoga | 62 | 1 | / |
| Legonay | 57 | 4 | / |
| Laigono | 57 | 1 | / |
| Legongo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Leaguno | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lekgogaj | 53 | 3 | / |
| Legumney | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Ligunga
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