Ligña Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Honduras

Ligña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ligña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ligna (228) are calculated separately.

Ligña (143) may also be a first name.

Ligña Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ligña is found in Ecuador more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Ligna. For other possible spellings of Ligña click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ligña? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ligña is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ligña are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Andean South America. It is also the 772,378th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 143 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Ecuador, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 5,301,949. In Ecuador it is most common in: Pichincha Province, where 100 percent reside. Not including Ecuador this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Honduras, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ligna93228/
Lignat73144/
Lignay7380/
Lignau7373/
Laigna7371/
Lignai7345/
Lignia7334/
Lignas732/
Lighna730/
Ligneau67478/
Lignais6716/
Ligenna671/
Laignau671/

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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
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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 Ligña
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