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 surname Lyga (Russian: Лыга) occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 402,870th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,366,872 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Lyga reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lyga is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 15 people.

The surname Lyga is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 378 people, or 1 in 958,886. In The United States Lyga is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 33 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and Connecticut, where 16 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 37 percent are found and Poland, where 8 percent are found.

Lyga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lyga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lyga surname rose 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 devotion of those holding the Lyga last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Lyga last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with 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
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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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