Lygnestad Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lygnestad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lygnestad Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Lygnestad Last Name Facts

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

Lygnestad occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lygnestad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lygnestad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Lygnestad is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lygnestad are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden Lygnestad is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 67 percent are found and Halland County, where 33 percent are found. Other than Sweden this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyngestad8923/
Lenestad8216/
Lyneta801/
Lingestad785/
Linestead780/
Lynetta7511/
Lenesta751/
Lignetta718/
Leneta6720/
Lineta6719/
Lynita675/
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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 Lygnestad
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