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
The last name Lygia occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lygia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Lygia occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Lygia reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 72,155th most widely held first name in the world, held by 7,827 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ondo, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 29 percent are found and Greece, where 14 percent are found.
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