Lygia Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Greece

Lygia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lygia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

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 in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lygia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Lygia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Lygia are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lygia is also the 72,155th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 7,827 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Lygia is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 29 percent live and Greece, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyia892/
Lyoia803/
Lyiah802/
Lyaia801/
Loggia732,035/
Laggia7392/
Liggia737/
Leggia734/
Laia6768,824/
Laya6751,527/
Loya6750,413/
Leya6722,791/
Liya6718,862/
Lija678,490/
Liau678,477/
Luya676,874/
Loyi673,279/
Layi672,394/
Loia671,173/
Liea67767/
Luyi67382/
Lyay67310/
Leyi67284/
Lyau67208/
Liyi67193/
Luia67122/
Liaj67119/
Leia67115/
Liai67101/
Liay6782/
Liaa6749/
Lyai6744/
Lyui6716/
Lioa6715/
Lyie6712/
Léga679/
Lgai675/
Liia675/
Lóia674/
Lgau673/
Lyya672/
Lèga672/
Lyaa671/
Luheyia671/
Légi671/
Lyja671/
Liae671/
Lyoa671/
Läga671/
Lyae671/
Láia671/

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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
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