Lygarev Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Lygarev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lygarev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765

Lygarev Last Name Facts

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

Lygarev (Russian: Лыгарев) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lygarev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Lygarev are found; 49 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 49 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 5,147,252. In Russia it is most common in: Sakha Republic, where 36 percent reside, Moscow, where 29 percent reside and Samara Oblast, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Russia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 11 percent reside and Kyrgyzstan, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lygareva9354/
Lygorev8651/
Legarev8650/
Lygerev8613/
Ligarev868/
Legareva80113/
Lygoreva8076/
Ligareva8013/
Ligarevs801/
Ligarov712/
Ligarav711/
Legorev711/
Legoreev671/
Ligaryov671/
Legerov5756/
Ligorov5713/
Legorov572/
Ligerov571/
Legharib531/

Lygarev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lygarev in the Russian language
Лыгаревlygarev-

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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 Lygarev
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