Lyga Surname

402,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Russia

Lyga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3781:958,88671,403
Russia3211:448,98142,376
Poland741:513,63249,911
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Lyga (15) may also be a first name.

Lyga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lyga (Russian: Лыга) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lyga.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lyga is the 402,870th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,366,872 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Lyga are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 15 people.

The last name Lyga is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 378 people, or 1 in 958,886. In The United States Lyga is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 33 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and Connecticut, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 37 percent are found and Poland, where 8 percent are found.

Lyga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lyga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lyga surname increased 2,908 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lyga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lyga surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Lyga are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

Lyga earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.02% more than the national average, earning $47,903 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyoga89178/
Leyga8975/
Layga8968/
Loyga8954/
Lygas8951/
Lygha892/
Lygay891/
Lygaś891/
Lygač891/
Lygach80138/
Leygat8010/
Laygas801/
Lyghas801/
Lygast800/
Lega758,936/
Liga754,754/
Lygo75403/
Léga759/
Līga754/
Lèga752/
Lygy752/
Lygi751/
Lyge751/
Líga751/
Läga751/
Lygatch731/
Ligay678,542/
Ligai676,209/
Ligas676,020/
Legat673,657/
Laygo673,137/
Legas672,868/
Legay671,827/
Ligad671,812/
Legaz671,660/
Ligaj67579/
Leuga67570/
Legha67518/
Ligau67500/
Luiga67302/
Ligat67266/
Legau67244/
Liega67199/
Llega67173/
Leiga67167/
Lyogo67157/
Ligač67147/
Likga67142/
Legah67141/
Legai67139/
Legad67139/
Ligha67132/
Laiga67102/
Leygo6786/
Leaga6768/
Lioga6763/
Legga6751/
Legea6748/
Légat6747/
Ligap6736/
Legoa6729/
Loiga6729/
Ligga6729/
Legaj6725/
Leyge6719/
Leega6719/
Loygo6719/
Ligah6715/
Lehga6714/
Lisga6711/
Ligea677/
Ligaš675/
Lyogi675/
Lesga675/
Legaa673/
Lègat673/
Layge672/
Licga672/
Lygie672/
Lekga672/
Légaz671/
Lejga671/
Ligoa671/
Lliga671/
Luyge671/
Luygo671/
Lygos671/
Laygi671/
Ligaz671/
Ligaś671/
Ligaa671/
Leygi671/
Lujga671/
Lyggi671/
Legap671/

Lyga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lyga in the Russian language
Лыгаlyga-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lyga
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