Ligwan Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Ligwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ligwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ligwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ligwan is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ligwan.
How Common Is The Last Name Ligwan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Ligwan is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Ligwan live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.
It is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 8,436,519. In The Philippines it is most common in: Western Visayas, where 58 percent live, Calabarzon, where 8 percent live and Davao Region, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines Ligwan exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ligwang | 92 | 21 | / |
| Ligwaten | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ligwatin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Liguan | 83 | 718 | / |
| Ligban | 83 | 23 | / |
| Likwan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Legwan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Licwan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Legwant | 77 | 114 | / |
| Lijkwan | 77 | 65 | / |
| Legwand | 77 | 48 | / |
| Laiguan | 77 | 14 | / |
| Likwane | 77 | 8 | / |
| Laikwan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Legwane | 77 | 4 | / |
| Liguain | 77 | 0 | / |
| Licwasen | 71 | 73 | / |
| Loikwang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lekgwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leikwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Likwasen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Liguaten | 71 | 1 | / |
| Licuan | 67 | 558 | / |
| Leguan | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ligbon | 67 | 23 | / |
| Legban | 67 | 23 | / |
| Liquan | 67 | 21 | / |
| Likuan | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lukwan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lekwan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lykwan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liguon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liguam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lucwan | 67 | 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
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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 Ligwan
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