Lignier Surname

277,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lignier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lignier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2861:51,6516,781
Belgium801:143,70820,372
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lignier Last Name Facts

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

Lignier is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lignier? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 277,914th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,231,548 people. Lignier occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Lignier are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Lignier is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 1,286 people, or 1 in 51,651. In France it is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 42 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 16 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 13 percent reside. Excluding France this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 6 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laignier93501/
Leignier93170/
Ligniere9362/
Ligniert9340/
Loignier931/
Ligner92593/
Lignie92253/
Linier92196/
Laingnier881/
Lugnier86690/
Leigner8650/
Ligniez8630/
Liniere8628/
Laigner8628/
Lisnier8619/
Loigner8611/
Lainier866/
Liniert861/
Loinier861/
Lionier861/
Lignere861/
Ligne83293/
Linie8349/
Leygnier8048/
Laigniez8016/
Laygnier802/
Leiggner802/
Leisgner801/
Laigneir801/
Lignière801/
Lisniert801/
Leiniere801/
Linger774,993/
Legner771,844/
Lignes771,466/
Ligney77157/
Lenier77138/
Linher7799/
Linyer7768/
Linjer7753/
Lignai7745/
Lignia7734/
Lygner7732/
Linjie7726/
Loigne7723/
Linyir7722/
Lignee7722/
Laigne7720/
Lingie7719/
Lignée7717/
Lainie7715/
Lignet7713/
Légner7712/
Lignez7711/
Lionie779/
Leigne775/
Lynier772/
Linies772/
Lénier772/
Liniet771/
Liniey771/
Leinie771/
Legnie771/
Letinnier753/
Lhuinnier751/
Leniere71281/
Loinger71175/
Lesnier71132/
Leynier7165/
Laignez7154/
Leinger7126/
Leignez7122/
Lignais7116/
Leanier7114/
Laignes7113/
Lingerh7111/
Leignes7110/
Lägnert7110/
Linherr719/
Lingieh719/
Lajgner717/
Linière715/
Hlinger714/
Llinger713/
Lainiez713/
Luigney711/
Leggner711/
Lehnier711/
Liniére711/
Loignet711/
Loinyie711/
Linyieh711/
Lingiey711/
Laignet711/
Leniert711/
Lingerr711/
Linyere711/
Leniher711/
Lainger710/
Leinnie710/
Lenierr710/
Leinyer710/
Legnear710/
Lieniey710/
Linhair710/
Laynier710/
Lenhier710/
Leisnie710/
Linge677,411/
Linje674,467/
Linye67594/
Linhe67447/
Lenie67247/
Linji67180/
Legne6737/
Lynie678/
Lygne677/
Hllinger675/
Lingeirh675/
Leinnger673/
Linée672/
Linhi672/
Letnnier671/
Legneair671/
Legnière671/
Őhlinger671/
Leangner671/
Liuinger670/

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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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  • 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 Lignier
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