Lygin Surname

257,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Lygin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lygin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,4201:101,49512,466
Kazakhstan331:535,83338,572
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Lygin (11) may also be a first name.

Lygin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lygin (Russian: Лыгин) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lygin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lygin is the 257,677th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 4,769,336 people. The last name Lygin occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Lygin reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Lygin is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 11 people.

The surname is most common in Russia, where it is held by 1,420 people, or 1 in 101,495. In Russia it is most numerous in: Tula Oblast, where 9 percent live, Rostov Oblast, where 9 percent live and Volgograd Oblast, where 8 percent live. Excluding Russia it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live and Uzbekistan, where 1 percent live.

Lygin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (93%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Lygin last name are 8.1% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 54.87% registered to vote for the party.

Lygin earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leygin911/
Laygin911/
Legin80794/
Ligin8076/
Lygne807/
Lygen804/
Lygén801/
Lyginova7712/
Leguin73525/
Liggin73217/
Legien73172/
Leggin73164/
Liging7361/
Leging7355/
Legind7351/
Liguin7337/
Lighin732/
Leygne732/
Leegin731/
Luygen731/
Laigin731/
Ligien731/
Laygen731/
Leugin730/
Leagin730/
Lliguin671,896/
Legienė6752/
Legiehn6742/
Ligieng6715/
Ligging6715/
Leaging6710/
Leeghin677/
Legienc676/
Legn676/
Laiging675/
Lign674/
Lichgin673/
Laighin672/
Ligginn672/
Lleguin671/
Laingin671/
Leshgin671/
Leyguim671/
Layngen671/
Leysgen670/
Leiging670/

Lygin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lygin in the Russian language
Лыгинlygin-

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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 Lygin
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