Ligya Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Ligya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Ligya (330) may also be a first name.
Ligya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ligya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ligya is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ligya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ligya is the 5,587,209th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Ligya occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Ligya are found; 58 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ligya is also the 482,193rd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 330 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Ligya is found in 3 countries. It is also common in China, where 17 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ligiya | 91 | 9 | / |
| Ligeya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ligyay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ligy | 89 | 18 | / |
| Laigiya | 83 | 13 | / |
| Ligeeya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ligia | 80 | 467 | / |
| Ligey | 80 | 61 | / |
| Ligye | 80 | 56 | / |
| Legya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ligea | 80 | 7 | / |
| Logya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Luigy | 80 | 5 | / |
| Liegy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Laigy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ligyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ligyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liegey | 73 | 519 | / |
| Leigey | 73 | 190 | / |
| Logeya | 73 | 135 | / |
| Lugeya | 73 | 95 | / |
| Legiya | 73 | 27 | / |
| Lagiya | 73 | 24 | / |
| Luigia | 73 | 20 | / |
| Liyagi | 73 | 19 | / |
| Logiya | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ligiau | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ligeyo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ligiye | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lugiya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Liégey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Legeya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ligeia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ligeye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Louigy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laigia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lageya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loiogy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liegia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liogey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lighgiiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Logy | 67 | 3,178 | / |
| Ligi | 67 | 1,912 | / |
| Lige | 67 | 730 | / |
| Legy | 67 | 145 | / |
| Lahgiya | 67 | 37 | / |
| Lwegeya | 67 | 37 | / |
| Lgia | 67 | 28 | / |
| Logyawe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Lagiyah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Legiyah | 67 | 17 | / |
| Laugiya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ligeyou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Logeyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Liyeegy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ligé | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lgey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luugeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leogyai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lgiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laigiae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legigha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lliugia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luwogya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligiwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligeyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liyaage | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligeaux | 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 Ligya
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