Lygaard Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Lygaard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Lygaard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lygaard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lygaard occurs most in Denmark. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lygaard? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Lygaard occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Lygaard live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Lygaard is most widespread in Denmark, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 352,795. In Denmark Lygaard is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 81 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 6 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Denmark it exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lysgaard | 93 | 920 | / |
| Laygaard | 93 | 1 | / |
| Legaard | 86 | 179 | / |
| Ligaard | 86 | 158 | / |
| Lysgard | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lygar | 83 | 58 | / |
| Leegaard | 80 | 407 | / |
| Laigaard | 80 | 312 | / |
| Lajgaard | 80 | 105 | / |
| Laygardt | 80 | 29 | / |
| Leyngard | 80 | 11 | / |
| Llegaard | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lisgaard | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lehgaard | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lejgaard | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leigaard | 80 | 1 | / |
| Legard | 77 | 836 | / |
| Ligard | 77 | 40 | / |
| Légard | 77 | 4 | / |
| Laygar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leygar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loygar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lejsgaard | 75 | 48 | / |
| Øllegaard | 75 | 36 | / |
| Leisgaard | 75 | 11 | / |
| Løjngaard | 75 | 5 | / |
| Liegard | 71 | 555 | / |
| Leegard | 71 | 107 | / |
| Leggard | 71 | 71 | / |
| Luigard | 71 | 30 | / |
| Leigard | 71 | 20 | / |
| Leagard | 71 | 13 | / |
| Legardt | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ligardh | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lisgaar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lesgard | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legards | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lisgard | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legar | 67 | 508 | / |
| Lesgards | 67 | 215 | / |
| Ligar | 67 | 133 | / |
| Leegarrd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leangard | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Lygaard
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