Ligwema Surname
2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania
Ligwema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 87 | 1:608,524 | 37,695 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Likwema | 86 | 21 | / |
| Leguema | 71 | 77 | / |
| Liguemo | 71 | 40 | / |
| Ligbeme | 71 | 10 | / |
| Likwima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Likweme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Likwama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lugwemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekweima | 67 | 8 | / |
| Liguemou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liguemoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligbemey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leguemo | 57 | 66 | / |
| Lecuima | 57 | 56 | / |
| Lekwama | 57 | 6 | / |
| Lukwama | 57 | 5 | / |
| Likwamo | 57 | 4 | / |
| Liguimo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Liguamo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Liguime | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lukuema | 57 | 1 | / |
| Leguima | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lugwamoi | 53 | 5 | / |
| Lekweime | 53 | 2 | / |
| Liguimou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Lekuimha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hlekwama | 53 | 1 | / |
| Legueima | 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
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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 Ligwema
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