Lygia Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Lygia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Lygia (7,827) may also be a first name.
Lygia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lygia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lygia occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lygia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lygia is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Lygia is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Lygia reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lygia is also the 72,155th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 7,827 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Lygia is mostly found in: Ondo, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 29 percent reside and Greece, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyia | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lyoia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lyiah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lyaia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Loggia | 73 | 2,035 | / |
| Laggia | 73 | 92 | / |
| Liggia | 73 | 7 | / |
| Leggia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Laia | 67 | 68,824 | / |
| Laya | 67 | 51,527 | / |
| Loya | 67 | 50,413 | / |
| Leya | 67 | 22,791 | / |
| Liya | 67 | 18,862 | / |
| Lija | 67 | 8,490 | / |
| Liau | 67 | 8,477 | / |
| Luya | 67 | 6,874 | / |
| Loyi | 67 | 3,279 | / |
| Layi | 67 | 2,394 | / |
| Loia | 67 | 1,173 | / |
| Liea | 67 | 767 | / |
| Luyi | 67 | 382 | / |
| Lyay | 67 | 310 | / |
| Leyi | 67 | 284 | / |
| Lyau | 67 | 208 | / |
| Liyi | 67 | 193 | / |
| Luia | 67 | 122 | / |
| Liaj | 67 | 119 | / |
| Leia | 67 | 115 | / |
| Liai | 67 | 101 | / |
| Liay | 67 | 82 | / |
| Liaa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Lyai | 67 | 44 | / |
| Lyui | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lioa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lyie | 67 | 12 | / |
| Léga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lgai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Liia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lóia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lgau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lyya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lèga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luheyia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Légi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Läga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Láia | 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
- 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 Lygia
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis