Ligunya Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ligunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3321:163,18618,270
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Ligunya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ligunya is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligunya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 814,680th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ligunya are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 163,186. In South Africa Ligunya is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 35 percent are found, Gauteng, where 30 percent are found and Free State, where 8 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Ligunya Last Name Statistics demography

Ligunya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.87% less than the national average, earning R 114,372 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligusnya931/
Loingunya881/
Legunya8648/
Ligunyo861/
Lligonya8013/
Laigougna751/
Ligonja71678/
Lugunyo7121/
Legonya713/
Ligginia671/
Ligonio57618/
Leginia574/
Legonyo571/
Legonía571/

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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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  • 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 Ligunya
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