Ligwani Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Ligwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Ligwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ligwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ligwani occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ligwani.
How Common Is The Last Name Ligwani? popularity and diffusion
Ligwani is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Ligwani is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ligwani reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ligvani | 86 | 6 | / |
| Likwani | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hluingwani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lighvani | 80 | 102 | / |
| Loigwana | 80 | 52 | / |
| Hlugwani | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ligwanje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lugwanyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lughwani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Likwana | 71 | 88 | / |
| Likuani | 71 | 10 | / |
| Likwane | 71 | 8 | / |
| Legwana | 71 | 7 | / |
| Legwane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lekwani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lukwani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Legwany | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligbane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligboni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekwanit | 67 | 292 | / |
| Hlekwani | 67 | 13 | / |
| Luckwani | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lekgwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekgwana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leikwane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leghvani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lugwaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlugwane | 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
- 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 Ligwani
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