Lygach Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Lygach Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 83 | 1:114,471 | 16,895 |
| Russia | 53 | 1:2,719,303 | 152,706 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
Lygach Demographics
Lygach Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Lygach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lygach Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lygach (Russian: Лыгач) is borne by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lygach? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,511,557th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name Lygach is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Lygach live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
It is most frequent in Belarus, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 114,471. In Belarus Lygach is most frequent in: Gomel Region, where 53 percent reside, Minsk, where 25 percent reside and Brest Region, where 18 percent reside. Other than Belarus this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 38 percent reside and Moldova, where 1 percent reside.
Lygach Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lygatch | 92 | 1 | / |
| Legach | 83 | 81 | / |
| Ligach | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lyga | 80 | 871 | / |
| Legache | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leugach | 77 | 0 | / |
| Legac | 73 | 278 | / |
| Lyoga | 73 | 178 | / |
| Legah | 73 | 141 | / |
| Leyga | 73 | 75 | / |
| Layga | 73 | 68 | / |
| Loyga | 73 | 54 | / |
| Lygas | 73 | 51 | / |
| Ligah | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ligac | 73 | 14 | / |
| Lygha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lygaś | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lygač | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lygay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ligatsch | 71 | 12 | / |
| Legace | 67 | 289 | / |
| Ligacz | 67 | 75 | / |
| Legaci | 67 | 73 | / |
| Ligacs | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ligahe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Legahe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Legech | 67 | 12 | / |
| Leygat | 67 | 10 | / |
| Legacz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ligaci | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leggah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Legasc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ligachova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Legachova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loigah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyghas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liogah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ligaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laigah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leigah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laygas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lygast | 67 | 0 | / |
Lygach Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lygach in the Russian language | ||
| Лыгач | lygac | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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