Lygach Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Lygach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lygach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus831:114,47116,895
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103

Lygach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lygach (Russian: Лыгач) is most common in Belarus. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lygach click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lygach? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lygach is the 1,511,557th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Lygach live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Lygach is most widespread in Belarus, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 114,471. In Belarus Lygach is most numerous in: Gomel Region, where 53 percent live, Minsk, where 25 percent live and Brest Region, where 18 percent live. Aside from Belarus Lygach occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 38 percent live and Moldova, where 1 percent live.

Lygach Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lygatch921/
Legach8381/
Ligach831/
Lyga80871/
Legache771/
Leugach770/
Legac73278/
Lyoga73178/
Legah73141/
Leyga7375/
Layga7368/
Loyga7354/
Lygas7351/
Ligah7315/
Ligac7314/
Lygha732/
Lygaś731/
Lygač731/
Lygay731/
Ligatsch7112/
Legace67289/
Ligacz6775/
Legaci6773/
Ligacs6737/
Ligahe6716/
Legahe6712/
Legech6712/
Leygat6710/
Legacz678/
Ligaci676/
Leggah673/
Legasc672/
Ligachova672/
Legachova672/
Loigah671/
Legash671/
Lyghas671/
Liogah671/
Ligaha671/
Laigah671/
Leigah671/
Laygas671/
Lygast670/

Lygach Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lygach in the Russian language
Лыгачlygac-

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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 Lygach
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