Lignan Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Lignan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 40 | 1:1,660,568 | 152,033 |
| Mexico | 36 | 1:3,447,950 | 24,458 |
| Chile | 22 | 1:800,749 | 17,445 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Lignan (37) may also be a first name.
Lignan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lignan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lignan is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lignan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lignan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lignan is the 1,736,881st most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Lignan reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Lignan is also the 1,688,769th most common given name globally. It is borne by 37 people.
The last name is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,660,568. In France Lignan is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 40 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 38 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 10 percent reside. Beside France Lignan is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 32 percent reside and Chile, where 20 percent reside.
Lignan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lignan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Lignan
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