Ligus Surname

372,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Ligus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland5091:74,67311,659
Russia1981:727,89461,314
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
England141:3,979,861125,553
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Liguš (13) & Liguś (1) are calculated separately.

Ligus Last Name Facts

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

Ligus (Russian: Лигус) occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Liguš or Liguś. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 372,504th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,567,545 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Ligus are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 55 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Ligus is most common in Poland, where it is held by 509 people, or 1 in 74,673. Without taking into account Poland this last name is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Ligus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ligus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ligus last name expanded 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ligus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Ligus are 22.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76% being registered with the party.

Ligus earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.4% less than the national average, earning $39,093 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liguš9313/
Liguś931/
Liegus91112/
Leigus9124/
Ligush9115/
Ligusz911/
Ligaus910/
Ligous910/
Ligu89969/
Ligau80500/
Ligos80282/
Liogu80262/
Liguz80247/
Legus80140/
Lugus80137/
Loigu80126/
Laigu8097/
Ligou8067/
Lygus8054/
Ligut8017/
Liggu808/
Lighu806/
Ligud805/
Leigu804/
Luigu802/
Ligup801/
Ligusova7732/
Ligusová7713/
Leighust770/
Luingu73233/
Ligueu73231/
Ligout73202/
Ligaud7388/
Legush7360/
Liegau7349/
Ligouy7338/
Luugus7323/
Ligoux7321/
Leguse7316/
Ligosh7316/
Lieghu7311/
Legušs738/
Leagus734/
Laigou734/
Luguss733/
Leguss732/
Liegos732/
Luguzs731/
Lekgus731/
Liaigu731/
Likgau731/
Ligheu731/
Ligult731/
Liguhe731/
Legust731/
Lugaus731/
Legous731/
Liggut730/
Legaus730/
Legu67630/
Ligault67174/
Luighui6739/
Liegheu6738/
Leingou676/
Leighou675/
Laigaux672/
Leghous671/
Ligú671/
Ligó671/
Ligueue671/
L'Hugus671/
Hlaingu671/
Leaguss671/
Ligosch671/
Leighuh670/

Ligus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ligus in the Russian language
Лигусligus-

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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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  • 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 Ligus
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