Lygan Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Denmark

Lygan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lygan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Lygan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lygan (Russian: Лыган) is most common in Russia. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Lygan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lygan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lygan live; 68 percent live in Eastern Europe and 65 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 7,585,424. In Russia it is mostly found in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 53 percent are found, Moscow, where 11 percent are found and Voronezh Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Russia Lygan occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent are found and Belarus, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laygan91472/
Lyggan910/
Layngan833/
Ligan806,700/
Legan802,922/
Lygon8015/
Lyganova7741/
Legand73279/
Leagan73186/
Ligang73182/
Liggan73179/
Legane73168/
Liogan73122/
Leegan73110/
Legant7398/
Laigan7371/
Leigan7347/
Legang7328/
Legahn7325/
Leggan7324/
Ligane7321/
Llegan7315/
Leghan7311/
Ligaun739/
Loigan739/
Liganh737/
Legain736/
Leugan736/
Leygon735/
Laygon734/
Lighan733/
Legann732/
Ligand732/
Lligan731/
Liegan731/
Luigan731/
Ligain731/
Lekgan731/
Ligaten67115/
Leegang6758/
Laingan6751/
Legasin6741/
Lighean6736/
Leighan6731/
Lekgane6730/
Luigand6723/
Laighan6714/
Leegant6713/
Legandt6711/
Ligasen676/
Legatin674/
Legagne674/
Leigang672/
Leygeon672/
Ligahan672/
Leganne672/
Leangan671/
Leggang671/
Ligatne671/
L'Isgan671/
Legaten671/
Līgatne671/
Leiggan671/
Leghane671/
Legaune671/
Laigane671/
Lesgang670/
Lighane670/

Lygan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lygan in the Russian language
Лыганlygan-

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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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  • 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 Lygan
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